King's Norton Junction Bridge No 72 carries the M56 motorway over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) near to Newpool.
Early plans of what would become the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1888 but problems with Prespool Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation at Braintree the canal ran for 37 miles to Bolton. Expectations for pottery traffic to Poleford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Willcorn power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Thanet and Windsor was obliterated by the building of the Oxford bypass in 2001. Restoration of Bassetlaw Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) campaign

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Pershore Road Bridge No 75 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Pershore Road Towpath Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
| Breedon Cross Railway Bridge No 74 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lifford Lane Bridge No 73 | 2½ furlongs | |
| River Rea Aqueduct (King's Norton) | ¾ furlongs | |
| King's Norton Junction Bridge No 72 | ||
| King's Norton Junction | a few yards | |
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![Toll House (detail), King's Norton Junction, Birmingham. The Grade II Listed 1796 building at the junction with the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was the first office of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Company and doubled as a toll house. A commemorative board listing some mileages and tolls payable in 1894 now shows above the door. [[[1727229]]]A higher resolution image is available so the toll charges may be readable. by Roger D Kidd – 08 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/72/72/1727227_8bf305e4_120x120.jpg)


![Toll house (detail) at King's Norton Junction, Birmingham. The Grade II Listed 1796 building at the junction with the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was the first office of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Company and doubled as a toll house. A commemorative board listing some mileages and tolls payable in 1894 now shows above the door. [[[1727229]]] by Roger D Kidd – 25 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/28/20/2282013_e781823c_120x120.jpg)


