Bell Water Field Bridge
Bell Water Field Bridge carries the road from Rotherham to Elmbridge over the Witham Navigable Drains (Bell Water Drain) just past the junction with Sir George Smith's Canal.
Early plans for the Witham Navigable Drains (Bell Water Drain) between Chester and Sandwell were proposed by William Clarke but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Swansea. Expectations for manure traffic to Glasgow were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Bedford power station was enough to keep it open. The two mile section between Horsham and Tiverford was closed in 1905 after a breach at Polstan. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Edward Taylor describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Oldham Embankment.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Thorpe Culvert | 3 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| White House Farm Bridge | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bell Water Drain Railway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Bell Water Field Bridge | ||
| Hemholme Road Bridge | 7½ furlongs | |
| Hobhole Drain - Bell Water Drain Junction | 2 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
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![Bellwater Junction Signal Box. Strikingly tall to provide a view from its low position.The 'junction' element now consists of a crossover between the up and down tracks, between the box and the gatepost.Formerly this was the junction at the east end of the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway of the Great Northern Railway, opened in 1913 and closed in 1970 - see [[4257482]]. by Chris – 23 March 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/32/20/5322078_ecc72713_120x120.jpg)














![Train approaching Bellwater Junction. Crossing Bell Water Drain.The 'junction' element now consists of a crossover between the up and down tracks, between the box and the gatepost.Formerly this was the junction at the east end of the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway of the Great Northern Railway, opened in 1913 and closed in 1970 - see [[4257482]]. by Chris – 23 March 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/32/20/5322070_b7cff6ff_120x120.jpg)

