Shushions Bridge No 21
Address is taken from a point 223 yards away.
Shushions Bridge No 21 carries the M62 motorway over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line).
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Tavern Bridge No 19 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Turner's Garage | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Visitor Moorings (north) | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Dirty Lane Bridge No 20 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Aqueduct over Wheaton Aston Brook | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Shushions Bridge No 21 | ||
| Rye Hill Bridge No 22 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Rye Hill Cutting Bridge No 23 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Little Onn Bridge No 24 | 7½ furlongs | |
| High Onn Aqueduct | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| High Onn Bridge No 25 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Autherley Junction
In the direction of Nantwich Basin Entrance
Slow, slow, quick... err no.. make that slow from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 25th of August, 2017
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![Shropshire Union Canal - Shushions Bridge (No.21). Shushions Bridge (No.21) on the Shropshire Union Canal is a little way north of Wheaton Aston. Going north it is the first bridge encountered for about a mile (since Dirty Lane Bridge (No.20) at the north end of Wheaton Aston), but [[[7163756]]] follows very soon after. This view is looking back southwards from the back of the boat.The bridge is EH Grade II listed: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1243056?section=official-list-entry by Rob Farrow – 29 April 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/16/37/7163750_72737e07_120x120.jpg)


















