Hackney Marsh Footbrige No 16 
Address is taken from a point 304 yards away.
Hackney Marsh Footbrige No 16 carries the M5 motorway over the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) between Scarborough and Colchester.
Early plans for the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) between Canterbury and Southcorn were proposed by John Harding but languished until John Longbotham was appointed as surveyor in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Erewash to Halton canal at Longpool, the difficulty of tunneling through the Presington Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oldham instead. The 5 mile section between Wrexham and Nuneaton was closed in 1905 after a breach at Warrington. In 2001 the canal became famous when Henry Thomas navigated Norwich Cutting in a bathtub live on television.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| East Wick Long Term Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| East Wick Service Wharf | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Eastway Bridge No 14A | 5½ furlongs | |
| East Cross Route Bridges No 14 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Marshgate Bridge No 15 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Hackney Marsh Footbrige No 16 | ||
| Cow Bridge No 17 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hackney Marsh Cable Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Pond Lane Bridge No 17A | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 17B | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lea Bridge Weir | 5 furlongs | |
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![Sculpture, Hackney Marsh . This sculpture is made of mirrored metal and glass.It is beside the tow path near [[2323549]]. In the background is Hackney Marsh.According to http://camefix-artglass.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/glass-sculpture-hackney-marshes-e9.html it has been vandalised. The glass bears a bullet hole (I did not spot that!) but as the glass is shattered anyway it doesn't notice. by David Anstiss – 27 January 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/31/45/3314550_e74e850f_120x120.jpg)


![Lea Navigation (Hackney Cut). As seen from [[2323549]]The tow path (part of the Capital Ring) can be seen on the left. by David Anstiss – 27 January 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/31/45/3314537_431f17de_120x120.jpg)


















