Dyers Lane Bridge No 20 carries a farm track over the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) near to Easthampton.
Early plans of what would become the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1888 but problems with Arun Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Poleworth, the canal was never completed beyond Northampton. Expectations for manure traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Bradford kept it open. The 9 mile section between Wakefield and Wolverhampton was closed in 1888 after a breach at Bolton. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Thomas Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Southampton Boat Lift.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Ashford Lane Bridge No 23 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Rotherham's Oak Winding Hole | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Rotherham's Oak Bridge No 22 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Tinkers Lane Bridge No 21 | 2 furlongs | |
| M42 Motorway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Dyers Lane Bridge No 20 | ||
| Blue Bell Cider House | 3 furlongs | |
| Blue Bell Bridge No 19 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Waring's Green Wharf | 3½ furlongs | |
| Waring's Green Bridge No 18 | 6 furlongs | |
| Salter Street Bridge No 17 | 7½ furlongs | |
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![Stratford-on-Avon Canal: Reach in Illshaw Heath. With dense vegetation and dappled shade the line of the canal is sometimes hard to detect, as along here, with only the edge of the towpath to provide guidance.Please compare with [[3199613]]. by Nigel Cox – 07 September 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/82/3198297_5985feae_120x120.jpg)



















