Yardley Bridge No 86A carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) near to Runcroft Aqueduct.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Eastley and Wirral were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. In 1905 the Ambersbury and Trafford Canal built a branch to join at Teignbridge. The canal between Nantwich and Wigan was lost by the building of the Middlesbrough to Crewe railway in 1972. In his autobiography Barry Yates writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Richmond Road Bridge No 84 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Lincoln Road Bridge No 85 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Woodcock Lane Pipe Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Woodcock Lane Bridge No 86 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Stockfield Corner | 2 furlongs | |
| Yardley Bridge No 86A | ||
| Stockfield Pipe Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stockfield Road Bridge No 87 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tyseley Wharf | 3½ furlongs | |
| Kings Road Footbridge No 88A | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Redfern Road Bridge No 88 | 7 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Yardley Road Bridge [no 86A], from the east. The bridge has been widened at some point. The original bridge has a round arch, the newer nearer section has a flat deck. by Christine Johnstone – 03 June 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/08/38/8083880_7c9e24a6_120x120.jpg)



![Yardley Road Bridge east of Tyseley, Birmingham. Travelling west, Bridge No 86A over the Grand Union (former Warwick and Birmingham) Canal is more like a short tunnel than a bridge. Yardley Road is the B4146 between Yardley and Acock's Green.View from the other side: [[[3149494]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/15/92/3159281_3d587587_120x120.jpg)







![Yardley Cemetery Lodge. The cemetery was opened in 1883 to relieve the churchyard of Yardley Parish Church. It has been part of Birmingham since the city's boundary was extended in 1911 [source: Birmingham City Council].The older part shows tremendous diversity in styles of memorial, imagery and trees. by Robin Stott – 09 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/24/50/1245064_43457279_120x120.jpg)
![Yardley Cemetery. The cemetery was opened in 1883 to relieve the churchyard of Yardley Parish Church. It has been part of Birmingham since the city's boundary was extended in 1911 [source: Birmingham City Council].The older part shows a rich variety of memorials, imagery and trees. by Robin Stott – 09 April 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/24/50/1245050_56888bd3_120x120.jpg)











![Baptist Church Hall, Alexander Road. Near to junction with Yardley Road, this Grade II building is alongside the church itself [[[2222259]]], also a listed building. by Michael Westley – November 1982](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/22/22/2222273_47cc2770_120x120.jpg)
