Whittington Bridge No 78 carries a footpath over the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) just past the junction with The Trent and Mersey Canal.
The Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) was built by John Thomas and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1905 the Maidenhead and Eastfield Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for stone traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of pottery from Reigate to Salford prevented closure. The canal between Gateshead and Coventry was destroyed by the building of the M8 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Barge" by Edward Wright, there is no evidence that Charles Green ever painted a mural of Polstan Locks on the side of William Harding's house live on television

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Huddlesford Footbridge | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bowmans Bridge No 82 | 1 mile | |
| Cheadles Bridge No 81 | 6 furlongs | |
| Burton Road Bridge No 80 | 3 furlongs | |
| Whittington Bridge No 79 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Whittington Bridge No 78 | ||
| Whittington Brook | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Boundary Stone, Coventry Canal. Actually at the boundary of the Coventry and Birmingham & Fazeley Canals (1790 version see Wiki explanation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Canal#History )The memorial plaque describing the 1990 unveiling is [[7789453]].A context view with the fence behind can be seen on the right of [[7089286]].Inscription: Birmingham / and / Fazeley / Canal / arrow // Coventry / Canal / arrowMilestone Society National ID: ST_WHITT01em by Billy Hufton – 04 June 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/94/7789463_dff93cc4_120x120.jpg)
![Memorial Plaque, Coventry Canal. Actually at the boundary of the Coventry and Birmingham & Fazeley Canals (1790 version, see Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Canal#History )It sits below a modern boundary stone at the junction [[7789463]].Inscription:This plaque and boundary stone,sponsored bythe Lichfield Branch of the Inland Waterways Associationand unveiled at the bi-centenaryon 22nd July 1990by Roger Herringtonof British Waterways, marks thejoining of the Birmingham and Fazeley and the Coventry Canalsat Whittington Brook inJuly 1790 by Billy Hufton – 04 June 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/94/7789453_235d78d2_120x120.jpg)

