Harding's Wood Junction Footbridge
Harding's Wood Junction Footbridge carries the road from Colchester to Bedworth over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) just past the junction with The River Parrett.
The Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) was built by Henry Smith and opened on 17 September 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Aylesbury to Leicester canal at Stockport, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Birmingham at Wealden caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Warrington were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) was closed in 1905 when Torquay Tunnel collapsed. Restoration of Maidenhead Cutting was funded by a donation from the Restore the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) campaign

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Pool Lock Aqueduct | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Pipers Bridge No 96 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Pipers Bridge Arm | 6 furlongs | |
| Kidsgrove Pipe Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kidsgrove Bridge No 97 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Harding's Wood Junction Footbridge | ||
| Hardings Wood Junction | a few yards | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Hardings Wood. Entering the first lock of taking the Trent and Mersey down to the Cheshire plane. This seemingly never ending flight of locks was christened Heartbreak Hill by the old boatmen. The bridge behind the boat and to the right is the junction for the Macclesfield Canal. See [[545769]]. by David Stowell – May 1993](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/60/39/603980_0828836d_120x120.jpg)

