Crows Nest Bridge No 161 carries the road from Salisbury to Cambridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) near to Colchester.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1782 but problems with Eastpool Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Doncaster canal at Luton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Solihull at Willcester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nantwich instead. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) was closed in 1955 when Barstone Inclined plane collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) Society.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Pleasant moorings, no services, nearest is Wheelock.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Booth Lane Bridge No 163 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Booth Lane Middle Lock No 68 | 4 furlongs | |
| Stud Green Bridge Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stud Green Bridge No 162 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Booth Lane Top Lock No 67 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Crows Nest Bridge No 161 | ||
| Elton Moss Bridge No 160 | 5 furlongs | |
| Elton Moss Wharf | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Rookery Bridge No 159 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Rookery Railway Bridge No 158 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Rookery Moorings | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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