Longford Footbridge No 9A carries the M5 motorway over the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) near to St Albans Tunnel.
Early plans of what would become the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) were drawn up by Oliver Hunter in 1835 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Ashfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) was closed in 1888 when Wesscroft Tunnel collapsed. Despite the claim in "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Arthur Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Clarke ever painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of John Parker's house live on television

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Exhall Basin | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Coney Lane Bridge No 11 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Motorway Bridge No 10A | 4¼ furlongs | |
| The Longford Engine PH | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Longford Bridge No 10 | ½ furlongs | |
| Longford Footbridge No 9A | ||
| Judds Lane Bridge No 9 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| New Inn Bridge No 8 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Old Church Road Bridge No 7 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Foleshill Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Spring Road Canal Bridge No 6A | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Footbridge from the towpath, Longford, Coventry. This is the bridge from which photos [[6973530]] and [[6973540]] were taken. by Ruth Sharville – 23 September 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/97/35/6973533_5f7e57cf_120x120.jpg)

![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [39]. This footbridge, bridge 9a, connects Sydnall Road with Lady Lane.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/19/7121969_77980c3f_120x120.jpg)













![Baptist Chapel, Longford, Coventry. The chapel dates from the 1820s; for its history, see [[[7523518]]]. It now forms the rear of a larger building. by A J Paxton – 19 June 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/52/35/7523522_a9ea3623_120x120.jpg)
![Grindle Road, Longford. A residential street in Longford, lined with terraced housing, seen from the bus turning circle at the west end of Oban Road (see [[3304798]]). Similar housing is visible on Sydnall Road (right foreground). by Richard Vince – 10 November 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/30/48/3304825_8e7b7db7_120x120.jpg)


![Hymns Ancient & Modern. This is Longford Baptist Church, old at the back, new at the front; see [[[5242751]]] for its appearance six years earlier, in 2017. The Baptists of Longford registered a house for preaching in 1760; in 1820 they opened a church 'at the great heath near Coventry'; see the biblical.studies.org site https://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/bq/03-3_137.pdf . The Victoria County History dates the chapel to 1827 with extensions of 1885-6 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol8/pp382-396 . This chapel was approached from Union Street, which was behind the building on this photo; the new entrance is on Oban Road. by A J Paxton – 19 June 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/52/35/7523518_353f05dc_120x120.jpg)




![Oban Road, Longford. Looking west - Longford Baptist Church to the left.See [[[5302629]]] by JThomas – 04 March 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/30/26/5302630_197b13e1_120x120.jpg)


