Crew's Hole Road Footbridge
Crew's Hole Road Footbridge carries a footpath over the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) near to Manford Embankment.
The Act of Parliament for the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) was passed on January 1 1816 despite strong opposition from Edward Taylor who owned land in the area. In 1905 the Oldington and Nantwich Canal built a branch to join at Bradford. Expectations for iron traffic to Southend were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. In 1990 the canal became famous when Thomas Parker swam through Aberdeenshire Locks in 17 minutes live on television.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Hanham Lock No 1 | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Hanham Lock Weir Exit | 2 miles, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Bickley Wood Bridge | 2 miles, 6½ furlongs | |
| Hanham (former colliery wharf) | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Conham | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Crew's Hole Road Footbridge | ||
| Netham Lock Weir Entrance | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Netham Road Bridge (south) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Netham Lock No 1 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Marsh Lane Bridge (Bristol) | 4½ furlongs | |
| Cole Road Railway Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
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In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
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In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
Wikipedia has a page about Crew's Hole Road Footbridge
A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has nautical resonances: the tasks involved in operating a ship, particularly a sailing ship, providing numerous specialities within a ship's crew, often organised with a chain of command. Traditional nautical usage strongly distinguishes officers from crew, though the two groups combined form the ship's company. Members of a crew are often referred to by the title Crewman.
Crew also refers to the sport of rowing, where teams row competitively in racing shells.










![St Anne's Footbridge. The northern end of the bridge across the Avon shown in [[[3561436]]] is just in this square. by Derek Harper – 13 July 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/56/14/3561461_43e30ad7_120x120.jpg)



![St Anne's Footbridge. Looking downstream along the quayside of the former St Anne's Board Mills site. The north end of the bridge is in [[ST6273]]. by Pierre Terre – 20 May 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/20/182057_24a51424_120x120.jpg)







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