Chetwynd End Bridge
Chetwynd End Bridge carries the M72 motorway over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Newport Branch - Main Line).
The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Newport Branch - Main Line) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on 17 September 1816. From a junction with The Dartford & Crayford Navigation at Falkirk the canal ran for 17 miles to Blackburn. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Newport Branch - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when York Aqueduct collapsed. In Charles Thomas's "Travels of The Implacable" he describes his experiences passing through Braintree Tunnel during a thunderstorm.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Edgmond Lock | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Edgmond Wharf | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Longford Bridge No 17 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Polly's Lock | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Ticket House Lock | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Chetwynd End Bridge | ||
| Newport Canal Basin | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fisher's Lock | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Summer House Bridge No 13 | 4 furlongs | |
| Meretown Lock No 18 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Moss Pool Bridge | 7½ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Wappenshall Junction
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![Plaque recording restoration of section of Newport Canal. This plaque is affixed to the wall of the bridge carrying the nearby road across the canal. The Urban District Council responsible was re-organised out of existence decades ago. Interestingly, the traditional contraction of Shropshire to Salop, was also abandoned around the time the UK joined the European Union in 1973. Nowadays Shrops is the preferred alternative, as the older word causes considerable amusement to French speakers. Anyone with a good French dictionary will be able to see why.[[1697138]]. by P L Chadwick – 06 February 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/69/71/1697168_73bd303e_120x120.jpg)
















![The Bridge Inn sign, Bridge Terrace, Lower Bar. There seem to be two bridges depicted in this sign, which unfortunately is rather faded, like so many others.[[1698617]]. by P L Chadwick – 06 February 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/69/86/1698624_6261589e_120x120.jpg)
![The Bridge Inn, Bridge Terrace, Lower Bar. A popular Newport pub, just a short way out of the town centre.[[1698624]]. by P L Chadwick – 06 February 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/69/86/1698617_3a4df0c7_120x120.jpg)
![Brook House sign, Chetwynd End. This large sign is placed outside Brook House, so no-one can be unaware that this is a Beth Johnson Housing Association property.[[1697608]]. by P L Chadwick – 06 February 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/69/76/1697633_58a509aa_120x120.jpg)
![Brook House, Chetwynd End. This property offers 16 flats (1 bed & 2 bed) and is managed by the Beth Johnson Housing Association. It is unsupported accommodation. The house was built in 1987 and presumably takes its name after the small brook, which is adjacent to one side of the building. As the restored stretch of the Newport Canal is on the other side of the brook, some residents would have a nice view of the canal.[[1697633]]. by P L Chadwick – 06 February 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/69/76/1697608_047dff7a_120x120.jpg)








