Molly Ward's Bridge
Molly Ward's Bridge carries a farm track over the Royal Canal - Main Line between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Tivercroft.
Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Archie's Bridge | 4 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Longford Bridge (R392) | 3 miles, 5 furlongs | |
| Chaigneau Bridge | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Toome Bridge | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Fowlard's Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
| Molly Ward's Bridge | ||
| Guy's Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Allard's Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Draper's Bridge | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Draper's Lock No 39 | 2 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Webb's Bridge | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
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Molly Joseph Ward is a former Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources. She was appointed to this position by Governor Terry McAuliffe in 2014. Previously, she served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at The White House and as Mayor of Hampton, Virginia from 2008 to 2013.