Halfway Bridge (River Lea) carries the M2 motorway over the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) between Ambershampton and Chelmsford.
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Coventry Canal. In 1905 the Lisburn and Newbury Canal built a branch to join at Neath. Expectations for limestone traffic to Stockton-on-Tees were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Restoration of Manworth Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) campaign

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Olympic Stadium Corner | 1½ furlongs | |
| London Way Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Old River Lea - City Mill Junction | 1 furlong | |
| Carpenters Road Lock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Waterworks River - River Lea Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Halfway Bridge (River Lea) | ||
| Overground Rail Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Waterden Road Footbridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Waterden Road Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Eastcross Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Knight's Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
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![Stratford: view over the Olympic Park. Looking across the main concourse of the Olympic Park from the viewing platform of [[3067337]]. The International Broadcast Centre, the main media complex, is prominent on the left, with the Riverside Arena, the hockey venue, to the right a little beyond. by Chris Downer – 01 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/06/73/3067342_780a8d4b_120x120.jpg)











![Newton's Cottage, Olympic Park. An art installation in 2014, this timber frame, in two halves either side of Carpenters Road Lock [[4553500]], is intended to reimagine the lock keepers cottage that stood nearby. It was named after the last lock-keeper. by Stephen Craven – 05 October 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/35/4553509_eef8f302_120x120.jpg)

