Wellington Road Bridge
Wellington Road Bridge carries the M5 motorway over the River Erne - Lower Section a few miles from Stockport.
Early plans for the River Erne - Lower Section between Cardiff and Reigate were proposed by William Jones but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as surveyor in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Stockton-on-Tees. Expectations for coal traffic to Southstone never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Southend and Peterborough was lost by the building of the Poole to Newcastle-upon-Tyne railway in 2001. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by George Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Oldcroft Locks.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Aghinver Boat Co | 10 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Manor House Marine | 6 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Lower Lough Erne (southern entrance) | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Portora Lock | 7 furlongs | |
| Ann Street Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wellington Road Bridge | ||
| Enniskillen | 3 furlongs | |
| Bellaneck Quay Visitor Mooring | 5 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Sheelin Irish Lace Museum | 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cleenish Road Bridge | 6 miles, 6 furlongs | |
| Carrybridge Boat Co - Lisbellaw | 7 miles, 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Enniskillen Erne Bridge (detail). A closer look at [[[5557934]]].The River Erne is the second-longest river in Ulster. It rises on the east shoulder of Slieve Glah mountain and flows 80 miles through Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter and Upper and Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, to the sea at Ballyshannon.The town of Enniskillen is mostly situated on an island in the river, between Upper and Lower Lough Erne. Before 1950, the only access to the town was by two bridges, the present East Bridge (built in 1892) and the West Bridge, or Erne Bridge, which was built in 1885. by David Dixon – 25 September 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/55/79/5557937_ca85aa48_120x120.jpg)
![Bench Mark 3222, Enniskillen. Flush bracket bench mark, it is located here [[[2014119]]].The number on the bracket is OSBM 3222.The mark is 51.53 metres above MSL. by Kenneth Allen – 15 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/01/41/2014113_86f2b23c_120x120.jpg)

![Guinness Time, Enniskillen. It must be slightly different from summer time, as this image was taken at a quarter past two - pictured from here [[[1406450]]] by Kenneth Allen – 18 July 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/40/64/1406459_d7b1bc0e_120x120.jpg)


![Bridge, Ann Street, Enniskillen. There is a flush bracket on the wall on the left - see [[[2014113]]] by Kenneth Allen – 15 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/01/41/2014119_1ca2a761_120x120.jpg)


![Flush Bracket, Enniskillen. Flush bracket bench mark on the north wall of the Erne Bridge, Enniskillen [[2014119]]. The number on the bracket is OSBM 3222.The mark has been levelled to 51.53 metres above MSL.This mark is in a primary line between the FBMs at Belleek and Newtownbutler. by Rossographer – 14 March 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/39/78/4397890_7bacd573_120x120.jpg)




