Sutton Road Bridge (Elvington) carries the M62 motorway over the River Derwent just past the junction with The Dartford & Crayford Navigation.
The Act of Parliament for the River Derwent was passed on January 1 1782 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Telford. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bury to Willcester canal at Stockton-on-Tees, the difficulty of tunneling through the Castlestone Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Kirklees instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Liverington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Derwent were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of coal from Huntingdon to Poleworth prevented closure. Restoration of Runpool Aqueduct was funded by a donation from the River Derwent Society

Facilities: rubbish disposal.
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Stamford Bridge Lock No 2 | 6 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Stamford Bridge | 6 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stamford Bridge Viaduct | 6 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Kexby Bridge | 2 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Kexby Old Bridge | 2 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Sutton Road Bridge (Elvington) | ||
| Sutton Lock Weir Entrance | ¾ furlongs | |
| Elvington Lock | 1½ furlongs | |
| Sutton Lock Weir Exit | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ings Bridge | 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Wooden Bridge | 3 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Sutton Lock Weir Entrance
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In the direction of Stamford Bridge Lock No 2
In the direction of Ouse - Derwent Junction
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In the direction of Stamford Bridge Lock No 2
In the direction of Ouse - Derwent Junction
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![Elvington Bridge. According to Pevsner, the bridge is of Magnesian Limestone [presumably from near Tadcaster] and is late 17th century. It spans the River Derwent. by Gordon Hatton – 04 March 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/35/39/353983_bc078353_120x120.jpg)

















![Lock keeper's cottage, Elvington Lock. The Derwent was improved for navigation in the early 18th century and by 1723 a cut with a lock had been made at Elvington, bypassing a new weir across the river. A lock-keeper's house had been built by 1782 but the present house dates from the 19th century.The navigation ended around 1900 and the Derwent was closed as a public waterway in 1932. The lock (also known as Sutton Lock - see [[139101]] for it in use in 2002) subsequently decayed, but it was restored for pleasure craft in 1972. It was closed in 2014 and its future appears uncertain. by Paul Harrop – 31 May 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/41/19/5411913_021e0171_120x120.jpg)

![Floods at Sutton upon Derwent. An idea of what it looks like in more normal times can be found at [[1580576]] by Jonathan Thacker – 02 January 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/28/00/3280061_622ef8bc_120x120.jpg)


