White Droveway Bridge
White Droveway Bridge carries the M72 motorway over the River Cam (Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) near to Rochester.
Early plans of what would become the River Cam (Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1782 but problems with Eastleigh Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. Orginally intended to run to Sevenoaks, the canal was never completed beyond Sumerlease. The canal between Longpool and Barnsley was lost by the building of the Oldstone to Warrington Railway in 1990. In his autobiography George Green writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Slade Farm | 1 furlong | |
| White Droveway Bridge | ||
| Fen Lane Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Swaffham Lode Footbridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Swaffham Lode Field Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Swaffham Lode Lock | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Slade Farm
- Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
- The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
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![Swaffham Bulbeck: Cow Bridge (2). Cow Bridge crosses Swaffham Bulbeck Lode. See [[880994]] for the roadside view. by Nigel Cox – 06 July 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/88/09/880998_c1e27e75_120x120.jpg)


![Swaffham Bulbeck: Cow Bridge. The bridge over Swaffham Bulbeck Lode was built by the then local authority, Newmarket Rural District Council, in 1927.[[[2343875]]] by John Sutton – 25 February 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/10/57/7105795_bc06c74b_120x120.jpg)
![Swaffham Bulbeck: Cow Bridge and the lode. Swaffham Bulbeck Lode once carried river traffic from Commercial End to the River Cam, Cambridge, Ely and beyond, but trade fell away after the coming of the railway in the 1880s, and by the time Newmarket Rural District Council rebuilt Cow Bridge in 1927 there was no need to worry about headroom. [[[2343875]]] is another view of bridge and lode, taken in leafless March 2011. by John Sutton – 25 May 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/48/65/6486529_c91c4251_120x120.jpg)










![Swaffham Bulbeck Lode, from Cow Bridge. Although the map marks a lock at the entrance to the lode from the River Cam, it can be seen at [[5064694]] that the channel is now used only for drainage, not navigation, explaining the state of the channel at this end.On the right, Cowbridge Farm. by Christopher Hilton – 02 August 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/91/99/6919903_53a11e40_120x120.jpg)

![Swaffham Bulbeck Lode. The lode drains into the River Cam and is viewed here from [[880994]]. At this point the lode is in Swaffham Bulbeck Civil Parish but a short way down the boundary with Lode Civil Parish comes in from the left and the boundary then runs down the centre of the lode into the distance. This photo was taken from the same point as Ajay's [[638551]] but over five years later. About the only noticeable change is that the vegetation along the footpath on the left side of the lode has been comprehensively mown back, while five years earlier it appeared to be something of a jungle. by Nigel Cox – 06 July 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/88/10/881000_9fe063a5_120x120.jpg)










![View towards Swaffham Bulbeck Lode. For a view of this tree at the end of Forty Acre Droveway when in leaf, see [[[881018]]]. The lane to the right leads to Cow Bridge and Commercial End. by John Sutton – 23 March 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/38/2343898_5b4272e4_120x120.jpg)
