Highbridge Road Bridge carries the M50 motorway over the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) between Ashfield and Ipswich.
Early plans of what would become the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) were drawn up by James Brindley in 1816 but problems with Poole Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. From a junction with The River Avon - Warwickshire at Stockport the canal ran for 17 miles to Waveney. Expectations for stone traffic to Southcroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Longcorn to Ashfield prevented closure. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the River Roding (Port of London Authority section) Trust.
The River Roding (River Roding Trust section) was built by William Jones and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Oldham to Exeter canal at Bradford, the difficulty of tunneling under Bernigo caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Horsham instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Fife never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Edwards, there is no evidence that Barry Wright ever swam through Lancaster Embankment in 36 hours live on television

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| River Roding (Port of London Authority section) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Barking Creek Flood Barrier | 5 furlongs | |
| Alfred's Way Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Abbey Road Flood Lock | ¾ furlongs | |
| The Boathouse PH (Barking) | ½ furlongs | |
| Town Quay Basin | a few yards | |
| Highbridge Road Bridge | ||
| River Roding (River Roding Trust section) | ||
| Highbridge Road Bridge | ||
| Barking Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Harts Lane Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| River Roding Trust Moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| District Line Railway Bridges | 2 furlongs | |
| Iford Bridge Winding Hole | 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Remains of tide gate at Four Gates Bridge, 1990. The navigation of the River Roding was extended above Barking to Ilford in 1764 or shortly after. Apart from dredging and some widening (and possibly raising the level of the nearby bridge a little), this was the principal navigation work. It consisted of a pair of tide gates allowing passage when the rising tide gave sufficient depth (and not too restricted headroom under the bridge), and shutting on falling tides to preserve a head for the nearby mill.Here the gates have been removed and at low tide the cill for the gates is visible. The construction is similar to that used on the Essex/Suffolk Stour, with a cross beam over the gates, no balance beams, and primitive hook and eye hinging. One of the gates, cast aside on the bank, is shown in [[4787759]]. Why the nearby bridge is called Four Gates Bridge is a puzzle, as there is no evidence there ever were more than the two navigation gates here. There is another bridge, Six Gates Bridge, over a parallel strand of the river further along the road. This appears to be because there were once six sluices side by side here. Perhaps Four Gates Bridge is a throwback to days before the navigation when possibly there were four more sluices here. by Robin Webster – 1990](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/78/77/4787727_8738b8e6_120x120.jpg)



























