Railway Bridge No 15B carries a footpath over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) just past the junction with The Coventry Canal.
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Dodwell's Bridge No 17A | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Trinity Marina | 4½ furlongs | |
| Coventry Road Bridge No 17 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Nutts Bridge No 16 | 1 furlong | |
| Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 15B | ||
| Former Railway Bridge No 15 | a few yards | |
| Sewage Works Pipe Bridge No 15A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Lime Kilns Inn | 3½ furlongs | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 15 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Mill's Bridge No 14 | 6½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
In the direction of Marston Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
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![Ashby Canal: Gantry bridge crossing in Hinckley. This is another of those anonymous bridge crossings over the canal system. The gantry here might be supporting a pipeline or a conveyor belt or electric cables, but there is nothing visible on old Ordnance Survey maps or on satellite imagery to suggest what its purpose might be or have been. [[3563208]] is just beyond. by Nigel Cox – 11 July 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/56/31/3563185_9d93dd97_120x120.jpg)


















