Pen-y-ddol Bridge No 46W carries the road from Eastcroft to Thurrock over the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1835 but problems with Bedford Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Oldbury and Portsmouth Canal at Preston the canal ran for 17 miles to Warwick. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Plymouth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Doncaster and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Bath. According to Barry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leeds Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes). Except for Kayaks and Horse Drawn Narrowboats this is a non-navigable section of the Canal. You cannot moor here.
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Ty Craig Bridge No 48AW | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Pentrefelin Aqueduct | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Llangollen Motor Museum | 5½ furlongs | |
| Pentrefelin Bridge No 48W | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Tower Bridge No 47W | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Pen-y-ddol Bridge No 46W | ||
| Llangollen Pavilion | 1 furlong | |
| Llangollen Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
| Llangollen Wharf | 2½ furlongs | |
| Siambr Bridge No 45W | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Llangollen Narrows Section (125m) | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![Pen-y-ddol bridge (number 46W) on the Llangollen Canal, Llangollen. The horse-drawn canal barge [[5948541]] can be seen in the distance. by Ruth Sharville – 18 October 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/26/73/7267360_fce59cf1_120x120.jpg)




![The Llangollen Pavilion is about to get a refurbished shell. The life of the shell of the International pavilion has reached its end and is about to be refurbished. The old shell has recently been removed and will shortly be replaced.[[[699516]]] by John Haynes – 19 January 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/39/1673965_cd418b84_120x120.jpg)




![Hercules and his drawbar. This view of the draught horse Hercules shows the drawbar by which he pulls a boat along the western end of the Llangollen Canal which is out of bounds to motorised boats [[5424161]]. by Stephen Craven – 21 May 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/42/41/5424169_b81b5f43_120x120.jpg)











![James Brindley on the Llangollen Canal. One of the horse-drawn tourist boats that ply the western end of the Llangollen Canal which is out of bounds to motorised boats [[5424161]]. Here we can see how a hand is needed on the tiller to prevent the boat being constantly drawn to the horse's side of the canal. by Stephen Craven – 21 May 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/42/41/5424175_1604fda4_120x120.jpg)
