St Botolph's Bridge carries the M50 motorway over the River Witham (Boston to the Wash).
The River Witham (Boston to the Wash) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on 17 September 1816. The River Witham (Boston to the Wash) was closed in 1888 when Tiverworth Aqueduct collapsed. In Thomas Thomas's "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Fife Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Fydell Street Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| St Botolph's Church (Boston) | ½ furlongs | |
| St Botolph's Bridge | ||
| Town Bridge, Boston | ½ furlongs | |
| Boston Ring Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Railway Swing Bridge (Boston Docks Branch) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| River Witham - Black Sluice Navigation Junction | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Boston Dock Entrance | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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Botwulf of Thorney (also called Botolph, Botulph or Botulf; died around 680) was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspects of farming. His feast day is celebrated either on 17 June (England) or 25 June (Scotland), and his translation falls on 1 December.





![A trefoil. In an obvious reference to the motif used in the parapet of [[7845889]] the centre of the footbridge at [[7845940]] carries this single trefoil panel.There are one or two love-locks on this bridge too, one of which has snuck into this photograph. by Bob Harvey – 08 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/61/7846197_a49823bf_120x120.jpg)

![St Botolph's Bridge. The deck of the modern bridge seen in [[7845880]]. It's a bit of a climb. A chap I met in the middle said](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/59/7845940_da4639c6_120x120.jpg)






![Seaward from the footbridge. Looking downstream over the tidal portion of the River Witham, from [[7845940]] toward the Town Bridge.The building on the right with all the flags is the White Hart Hotel, a grade II listed building (https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1388903?section=official-list-entry ). by Bob Harvey – 08 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/59/7845953_4a90ecd0_120x120.jpg)






![Dedicatory plaque. This pair of plaques on a concrete block name and date the bridge in [[7845940]].The bridge, it says, was completed in 2014, with funding from the European Regional Development Fund.Also on the plaque is the ridiculous Lincolnshire County Council logo that was supposed to represent a dancing version of the Lincoln Imp. Quite what we are supposed to think of a world wherein devils dance has never been quite clear to me. by Bob Harvey – 08 August 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/62/7846207_558fe72e_120x120.jpg)







![Detail of the buoy. Some of the mosaics on [[7845959]]. by Bob Harvey – 08 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/59/7845965_8b4eb760_120x120.jpg)
![Some of the mosaics. Detail of the mosaics on [[7845959]]. by Bob Harvey – 08 August 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/84/59/7845969_272bc96c_120x120.jpg)