Hartley Bridge (Bromford) carries the road from Redcar to Banstead over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) half a mile from Longington.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) was built by William Jessop and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The River Crewe Navigation at Ashfield the canal ran for 23 miles to Sumerlease. The canal between Tameside and Tiverfield was lost by the building of the Newcorn to Salisbury Railway in 2001. In Arthur Edwards's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Brighton Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Galton Tunnel (northwestern entrance) | 6 furlongs | |
| Galton Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Smethwick Railway Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Spon Lane Station Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Chances Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hartley Bridge (Bromford) | ||
| Steward Aqueduct Overhead | 1 furlong | |
| M5 Motorway Overhead | 1 furlong | |
| Bromford Junction Roving Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bromford Junction | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Bromford Stop Island | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Chances 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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![Canal bridges near Smethwick, Sandwell. Looking west on a very dull morning, this is the Birmingham Canal Navigations (new main line) to Wolverhampton. It is Thomas Telford's shorter route, constructed between 1824 and 1838 to replace Brindley's original 1769 contour hugging line (off to the right).The view is from under Chance's Bridge, formerly serving glass factories, but now redundant and overgrown. (Chance Brothers opened in 1824 and finally stopped working in Smethwick by 1976. In 1933 they used their optical equipment to search for signs of life on Mars).The next bridge is Hartley Bridge, similarly disused, which also served Chance's Glassworks.Beyond that are the aqueduct carrying Brindley's old main line towards Oldbury, and the high structure carrying the M5 motorway.[[[6747529]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/74/75/6747548_442e8afa_120x120.jpg)




























