Thurlwood Bridge No 142 carries a farm track over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich).
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1782 but problems with Eastpool Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Doncaster canal at Luton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Solihull at Willcester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nantwich instead. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) was closed in 1955 when Barstone Inclined plane collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) Society.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Pierpoint Bridge No 145 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Pierpoint Top Lock No 55 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Chellshill Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Chellshill Bridge No 144 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Chellshill Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
| Thurlwood Bridge No 142 | ||
| Lower Thurlwood Lock No 54 | ½ furlongs | |
| Rode Heath Bridge No 141 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Upper Thurlwood Lock No 53 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Rode Heath Moorings | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Thurlwood Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Narrowboat approaching Thurlwood Lower Locks [no 54]. The locks are paired [side by side]. The towpath-side lock is being emptied, so that the boat can enter. by Christine Johnstone – 01 May 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/23/7512389_ace107e1_120x120.jpg)













![Thurlwood Lower Locks No 54, Cheshire. This image shows the original lock, built circa 1776 when the Trent and Mersey Canal was built under James Brindley's supervision. The one on the right was added circa 1830, Thomas Telford being the consultant engineer. Here, both locks are currently usable. This is not so at all the Cheshire Locks sites - some have even been filled in.See also: [[[2859353]]] by Roger D Kidd – 01 September 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/85/93/2859363_13fe87ad_120x120.jpg)





