Shrewley Tythe Barn Bridge No 59 carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) near to Basildon Inclined plane.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Eastley and Wirral were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. In 1905 the Ambersbury and Trafford Canal built a branch to join at Teignbridge. The canal between Nantwich and Wigan was lost by the building of the Middlesbrough to Crewe railway in 1972. In his autobiography Barry Yates writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Mid-Warwickshire Yacht Club | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Gallows Bridge No 57 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Ball's Bridge No 58 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Shrewley Tunnel (southeastern entrance) | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Shrewley Tunnel (northwestern entrance) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Shrewley Tythe Barn Bridge No 59 | ||
| Castle Meadow Bridge No 60 | 1½ furlongs | |
| White Bridge No 61 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Foxbrook Aqueduct No 6 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Rowington Hill Bridge No 62 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Rowington Wharf | 2 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Shrewley Tunnel (northwestern entrance)
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
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![Grand Union Canal: Bridge Number 59: Tythe Barn Bridge. Of the Tythe Barn itself no trace apparently remains. Old large scale Ordnance Survey maps show a couple of buildings called Common Barn to the north-east of the canal, but they had been deleted from the mapping by the time that the 1968 Edition was produced.Again we are following in Roger Kidd's footsteps here. Compare this image with Roger's [[1711132]] taken, totally coincidentally, 4 years previously to the day. by Nigel Cox – 06 September 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/03/3190397_b74592f8_120x120.jpg)




























