Keeper's Bridge No 73
Address is taken from a point 3262 yards away.
Keeper's Bridge No 73 carries a footpath over the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) just past the junction with The Coombe Hill Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from Thomas Harding who owned land in the area. Orginally intended to run to Tivercorn, the canal was never completed beyond Wrexham. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlechester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Stoke-on-Trent kept it open. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Henry Jones.

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Lockgate Bridge No 71 | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Lockgate Bridge Aqueduct | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Graham Palmer Lock No 4 | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Hawkswood Winding Hole | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Perry Aqueduct | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Keeper's Bridge No 73 | ||
| Green Wicket Corner | ½ furlongs | |
| Rednal Basin | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Heath House Railway Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Heath House Bridge No 74 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Corbett's Bridge No 75 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
Note the restricted width, by comparison with a normal bridge 'ole, as a result of the projecting stop plank slots and associated protection. This is a common feature on the bridges in this section.
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![The Montgomery Canal, north of Rednal Basin. The canal is currently restored to navigation as far south as Gronwyn Bridge [No 82]. by Christine Johnstone – 18 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/21/5182158_87fb5513_120x120.jpg)


