Field Bridge No 58
Address is taken from a point 582 yards away.
Field Bridge No 58 carries a farm track over the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section).
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Bearley Lock No 39 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Edstone Aqueduct (northern end) | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Edstone Aqueduct (southern end) | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Edstone Footbridge No 57 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Edstone Winding Hole | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Field Bridge No 58 | ||
| Wilmcote Winding Hole | 5 furlongs | |
| Featherbed Bridge No 59 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Canada Bridge No 60 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Wilmcote Top Lock No 40 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Wilmcote Top Lock | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
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![Bridge No 58, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. A party of local ramblers on the footpath from Wilmcote to Pathlow have stopped to admire the canal. This bridge, No. 58, was undergoing some brickwork repairs during the winter off season. This is an accommodation bridge, carrying a footpath over the canal. It is also a roving bridge. The two cast iron cantilevers forming the bridge deck, have a slot in the middle through which could pass a tow rope so the horse did not have to be unhitched as the narrow boat passed beneath. Due to movement over the years the slot on this bridge was no more than 15mm wide in places. Other similar bridges have been welded up and strengthened with concrete, such as [[[2774591]]]. by David P Howard – 22 January 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/86/2778629_f864c4b8_120x120.jpg)
![Neals Bridge north of Wilmcote, Warwickshire. This accommodation bridge (No 58 across the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal) also carries a public footpath, part of a network crossing local farmland.See also [[[2778629]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/17/09/4170970_18a5d377_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge No 58, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. This bridge, No. 58, was undergoing some brickwork repairs during the winter off season. The butty boat in the centre of the picture had bricks and other materials in it. This is an accommodation bridge, carrying a footpath over the canal. It is also a roving bridge. The two cast iron cantilevers forming the bridge deck, have a slot in the middle through which could pass a tow rope so the horse did not have to be unhitched as the narrow boat passed beneath. Due to movement over the years the slot on this bridge was no more than 15mm wide in places. Other similar bridges have been welded up and strengthened with concrete, such as [[[2774591]]]. by David P Howard – 22 January 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/77/86/2778609_876faf66_120x120.jpg)



![Stratford-upon-Avon Canal north of Wilmcote, Warwickshire. Approaching Neals Bridge No 58.See also [[[2778629]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/17/09/4170942_4e1f81bf_120x120.jpg)





















