Double Culvert Bridge No 40
Double Culvert Bridge No 40 carries a farm track over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) just past the junction with The Macclesfield Canal.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Norbury Wharf Boatyard | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Junction Inn | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Norbury Bridge No 38 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Norbury Junction Visitor Moorings (north) | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| High Bridge No 39 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Double Culvert Bridge No 40 | ||
| Grub Street Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Lambarts Bridge No 41 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Anchor Inn Visitor Moorings (High Offley) | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| The Anchor Inn (High Offley) | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Anchor Bridge No 42 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
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![Water Bridge. This carries a footpath across the Shropshire Union Canal to the Loynton Moss Nature Reserve.See also [[[240548]]] and [[[240540]]] by Rich Tea – 14 September 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/24/05/240551_ffdc5f12_120x120.jpg)








![Shropshire Union Canal from Water Bridge (south). The view south from Water Bridge. The fisherman was bringing his pole in, I thought it was just to let a narrowboat pass, but... [[[240539]]] by Rich Tea – 14 September 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/24/05/240537_7d717f43_120x120.jpg)


![Gateway into Loynton Moss nature reserve. The entrance from Water Bridge.See also [[[240541]]] by Rich Tea – 14 September 2006](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/24/05/240540_5684777e_120x120.jpg)



![Bluebells, Loynton Moss. Native British bluebells [hyacinthoides non-scriptus]in the woodlands on the sunny side of the spoilbanks for the Shropshire Union Canal. by Simon Huguet – 21 April 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/49/1274965_8f4a3134_120x120.jpg)


![Celandines, Loynton Moss. Lesser Celandines [ranunculus ficaria] make a splash of spring colour along the sunny woodland edge. by Simon Huguet – 21 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/27/49/1274960_e5bba49b_120x120.jpg)

![Shropshire Union Canal from Water Bridge. Water Bridge carries a footpath high over the canal which is in a deep cutting here. This is the view on the north side of the bridge. The footpath goes into the wildlife reserve Loynton Moss.See also [[[240537]]] by Rich Tea – 14 September 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/24/05/240535_4ac0f8c0_120x120.jpg)







