Lodge Farm Bridge
Lodge Farm Bridge carries the M3 motorway over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Coombeswood ) just past the junction with The Stourbridge Canal.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Coombeswood ) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1876. The canal joined the sea near Warrington. Expectations for coal traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Bridgend to Dover prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Northampton and Prescester was closed in 1955 after a breach at Liverstone. Despite the claim in "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by John Wright, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever swam through Bracknell Aqueduct in 36 hours to raise money for Children in Need

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Spike Shop Bridge (demolished) | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Galton Drive Narrows | 5½ furlongs | |
| Blackbrook Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Cattle Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Blackbrook Junction | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Lodge Farm Bridge | ||
| Lodge Farm Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Saltwell's Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Primrose Basin | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Primrose Hill Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
| Primrose Hill Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
Opened originally as Brewins Tunnel in 1838. It was opened out in 1858 and became Highbridge Road Bridge
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![High Bridge from the west. Carrying Highbridge Road [!] over the Dudley No 2 Canal. Built in 1858, to replace the short Brewins Tunnel, which itself had only been built in 1838 when the canal was diverted to the east of the new Lodge Farm reservoir. by Christine Johnstone – 04 September 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/94/3169434_3a40f4ca_120x120.jpg)


























