Belper Bridge carries a farm track over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1876 but problems with Liverpool Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Livercorn, the canal was never completed beyond Longstone. Expectations for limestone traffic to Tivercroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In Arthur Yates's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Cheltenham Aqueduct during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Trident Steel Works Conveyor Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Izon Branch | 3 furlongs | |
| Izon Turnover Footbridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Site of Union Branch | 2½ furlongs | |
| Parkfield Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Belper Bridge | ||
| Ryders Green Access Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ryders Green Junction | 1 furlong | |
Amenities here
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
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Nearest chemical toilet disposal
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In the direction of Pudding Green Junction
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Pudding Green Junction
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Pudding Green Junction
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![Ryder's Green Junction. This is a part of the canal network that relatively few boaters ever reach. To the right the Wednesbury Old Canal continues a short distance to the modern end of navigation at Swan Village; nowadays it is often referred to as the Ridgacre (or Ridgeacre) Branch although this is historically inaccurate. A short distance beyond this junction the branch was found to be completely choked with weed and impassable (see [[4309096]]). To the left is the start of the Walsall Canal which immediately descends through the eight Ryder's Green Locks; mooring posts for boats waiting to enter the locks can be seen on the left of the picture. The brickwork is what remains of a turnover bridge which would have allowed a horse drawn boat to proceed along the Wednesbury Old Canal without detaching the tow rope. by Stephen McKay – 09 January 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/31/62/4316231_b8e76ad7_120x120.jpg)













