Coopers Bridge No 135 carries the road from Horsham to Poole over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) three miles from Scarborough.
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.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Moorings from bridge 135 right up to Church Lawton Top Lock.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Bottom Bridge No 136 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Church Lawton Bottom Lock No 48 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Shardlow 64 Miles / Preston Brook 28 Miles | 2½ furlongs | |
| Church Lawton Top Lock No 47 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Church Lawton Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Coopers Bridge No 135 | ||
| Winding Hole below Red Bull Bottom Lock | 2 furlongs | |
| Red Bull Bottom Lock No 46 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 45 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Visitor Moorings (Overflow) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 44 | 5 furlongs | |
The farm directly to the east sells sacks of potatoes.
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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