Sandy Lane Bridge No 81 carries a farm track over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) just past the junction with The River Parrett.
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Castlebury to London canal at Willchester, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Thurrock at Bury caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Southworth instead. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Arun Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Sandon Lock No 25 | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Sandon Bridge No 83 | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Salt Bridge No 82 | 7 furlongs | |
| Sandy Lane Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Stockings Brook Aqueduct | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Sandy Lane Bridge No 81 | ||
| Gayton Brook Aqueduct | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Weston Bridge No 80 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Weston Bridge Aqueduct | 2½ furlongs | |
| Weston Salt Works Arm | 6 furlongs | |
| Weston Lock No 24 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![Bridge 81 reflected. Carrying Sandy Lane [from the north] and Boat Lane [from the south] over the Trent & Mersey Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 23 September 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/64/89/6648992_05c767d1_120x120.jpg)




















