Black Road Bridge No 38 carries the road from Wolverhampton to Plymouth over the Macclesfield Canal just past the junction with Sir Peter Hunter's Canal.
The Macclesfield Canal was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on January 1 1816. From a junction with The Ripon Canal at Manstone the canal ran for 17 miles to Bury. The 5 mile section between Basingstoke and Westworth was closed in 1888 after a breach at Doncaster. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Nicholas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Waveney Boat Lift.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Gurnett Aqueduct | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Foden Bank Bridge No 43 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Verdons Bridge No 41 | 2 furlongs | |
| Leadbeater's Bridge No 40 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Holland's Bridge No 39 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Black Road Bridge No 38 | ||
| Swettenham Street Maintenance Yard | ¼ furlongs | |
| Swettenham Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| The Hovis Mill | 1 furlong | |
| Puss in Boots PH | 1½ furlongs | |
| Buxton Road Bridge No 37 | 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Former toll house, Macclesfield. Alongside the canal towpath, near Black Road bridge [no 38]. The building is shown and named as a toll house on the large-scale OS map surveyed in 1870. by Christine Johnstone – 09 May 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/79/88/7798885_56cce99d_120x120.jpg)


![Macclesfield Canal. The Macclesfield Canal, viewed from the bridge at Black Road. Ahead is the marina and [[[3164936]]]. by David Dixon – 03 October 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/49/3164942_37328626_120x120.jpg)












![The Hovis Mill seen from Fountain Street, Macclesfield. The mill has been converted to flats in a stunning location overlooking the canal and the town [[76756]] by Robin Stott – 04 December 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/60/75/1607566_c2b22924_120x120.jpg)









