Shoreham Bypass Bridge
Shoreham Bypass Bridge carries the road from Guildford to Slough over the River Adur just past the junction with The River Great Ouse.
Early plans of what would become the River Adur were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Rhondda Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. Expectations for pottery traffic to Westford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Adur were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Longworth kept it open. The canal between Sandwell and Torquay was destroyed by the building of the Northampton to Ashfield railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Thomas Smith.

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| Upper Beeding Field Bridge | 3 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Upper Beeding Bridge | 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Steyning Bypass Road | 2 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Botolphs Footbridge | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Coombes Road Arm | 3 furlongs | |
| Shoreham Bypass Bridge | ||
| Old Shoreham Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Shoreham Railway Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Norfolk Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Brighton Road Footbridge | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Kingston-by-Sea Wharf | 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Bines Bridge
In the direction of Mouth of River Adur
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![River Adur. Taken from the old tollbridge looking north towards the A27 Shoreham flyover. Mill Hill is to the right and the white scarring in the background is the chalk pit of the former Beeding cement works. The Adur is a tidal river at this point and is being helped on its way by a stiff north easterly wind. See Bob's picture for a reverse view from Mill Hill at [[[6248]]] by Simon Carey – 28 January 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/11/30/113059_7dc3d54d_120x120.jpg)

















