Stone Bridge No 9 carries a farm track over the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) near to Longchester.
The Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for manure traffic to Manfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of stone from Easthampton to Polstan prevented closure. In his autobiography Peter Edwards writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Ansty Motorway Bridge No 13A | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Noonhill Bridge No 13 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Site of Bridge No 12 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Carters Bridge No 11 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Sowe Common Sports Ground | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stone Bridge No 9 | ||
| Sowe Common Bridge No 7 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wyken Arm Junction | 4½ furlongs | |
| Whiting's Bridge No 5 | 5 furlongs | |
| Tusses Bridge No 4 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Substation Footbridge | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Sowe Common Sports Ground
Amenities nearby at Sowe Common Bridge No 7
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
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![Stone Bridge near Potter's Green in Coventry. Stone Bridge is No 9 across the Oxford Canal. It carries Woodway Lane, which is blocked by the M6 off to the left. A footbridge continues over the motorway, then the lane continues more than a mile as far as Walsgrave.More information: [[[3151438]]] by Roger D Kidd – 02 September 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/10/42/8104253_5f18160e_120x120.jpg)
![Oxford Canal: Bridge Number 9: Stone Bridge. Stone Bridge carries Woodway Lane over the canal. Once a through road it is now truncated to the left by the M6 Motorway. Directly through the arch of the bridge, where the sheet metal piling at water level can be seen, is the point at which the old abandoned course of the canal went off in a big loop to the left until it was replaced by the straight cut to the right. The plaque above the arch is an advert for the Elephant and Castle pub, which is by [[3151341]] but which I think might be currently closed. by Nigel Cox – 12 September 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/15/14/3151438_5d0a90e9_120x120.jpg)






![Sowe Common from the Oxford Canal. This is the northern part of Sowe Common, which was cut in two by the Oxford Canal in the 19th century and by the M6 motorway in the 20th. Sowe Common can be found at the far end of Woodway Lane, the old road to the 'wood waste', Sowe Waste in the parish of Walgrave-on-Sowe. The common is perhaps a fragment of this ancient waste or heath surviving as a grassed-over recreation ground; see [[[7282776]]]. by A J Paxton – 25 March 2023](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/54/20/7542026_860ac709_120x120.jpg)










![Beech tree by Woodway Lane, Sowe Common. This is the continuation of Woodway Lane across Sowe Common to its end point at the junction with Shilton Lane. Woodway Lane existed in the late Middle Ages and connected the village of Sowe, later Walsgrave-on-Sowe, with the Woodwaste in the north of the parish, of which Sowe Common is a remnant. For more information, see [[[7453727]]]. The banks to either side are to prevent encampments of vehicles on the common, a problem in these parts. by A J Paxton – 07 April 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/70/32/7703215_ced37946_120x120.jpg)
![M6 Motorway towards junction 2. [[4468750]] traffic is a lot lighter due to the Covid 19 pandemic lockdown. by Mat Fascione – 07 November 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/67/03/6670383_734a5c27_120x120.jpg)







