Middlewich Bridge No 172
Middlewich Bridge No 172 carries the road from Caerphilly to Taunton over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) near to Rhondda Tunnel.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Middlewich Dry Dock | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Lock No 73 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Bottom Lock No 74 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Andersen Boats Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Town Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Bridge No 172 | ||
| Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line) | ½ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Newton Brewery Inn | 1¾ furlongs | |
| The Big Lock PH | 2½ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Big Lock No 75 | 2½ furlongs | |
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Amenities nearby at Middlewich Visitor Moorings (main line)
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- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Wharf Cottage, Middlewich. Originally offices of the Trent and Mersey Canal Company, dating from the later 18th or early 19th century and later in residential use, but now becoming derelict. This area was known as Town Wharf and was used for dispatch of Cheshire cheese and other goods by water. [From an information board on site]. by Stephen Craven – 28 August 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/35/13/7351328_b7ff5941_120x120.jpg)











![Former canal warehouse, Middlewich. Part of Town Wharf, used for dispatch of Cheshire cheese and other goods by water. [From an information board on site]. by Stephen Craven – 28 August 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/35/13/7351331_0b184058_120x120.jpg)








