Stanney Pipe Bridges
Stanney Pipe Bridges carries the road from Bath to Aberdeenshire over the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) just past the junction with The Bude Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Presbury Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Southpool. Expectations for iron traffic to Warrington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Knowsley to Colchester prevented closure. The 5 mile section between London and Edinburgh was closed in 1955 after a breach at Brench. Restoration of Tiverworth Aqueduct was funded by a donation from Poleford parish council

There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Picton Lane Bridge No 136A | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Stoak Bridge No 137 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Dension's Bridge No 138 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane Bridge No 139 | 3 furlongs | |
| Mason's Bridge No 140 | 2 furlongs | |
| Stanney Pipe Bridges | ||
| New Stanney Bridge No 140A | ¼ furlongs | |
| New Stanney Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stanney Mill Bridge Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Stanney Mill Bridge Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Stanney Mill Bridge Pipe Bridge | 1 furlong | |
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![Bench mark by Stanney Mill Bridge. This Ordnance Survey bench mark is actually on a pipe support buttress just south of the bridge itself. It looks as though it has been buried in the past, but I didn't have to excavate it. See also [[6021422]] by John S Turner – 09 January 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/02/14/6021405_cf91bac1_120x120.jpg)

![Stanney Mill Bridge, Shropshire Union Canal. Stanney Mill Bridge #141 carries Stanney Mill Lane over the Shropshire Union Canal - Wirral Branch. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the brick pipe support just this side of the bridge - [[6021405]] by John S Turner – 09 January 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/02/14/6021422_e76434bb_120x120.jpg)















