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Swaffham Lode Footbridge

 
East Cambridgeshire CB25 0LQ, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 311 yards away.
 
Information about the place
Swaffham Lode Footbridge is a minor waterways place on the River Cam (Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) between Slade Farm (7¼ furlongs to the southeast) and Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction (Junction of the River Cam with Swaffham Bulbeck Lode) (1 mile and ¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Slade Farm is Fen Lane Bridge; 4¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction is Swaffham Lode Field Bridge; ¾ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

 
 
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External websites
 Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction

Reach Lode Sluice3 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Reach Lode Sluice
Fish and Duck Marina6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock6 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings10 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor Moorings
Jesus Green Lock No 19 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Jesus Green Lock No 1
Prickwillow Visitor Moorings (EA)15 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Lark) to Prickwillow Visitor Moorings (EA)
Westview Marina & Leisure Park18 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction

Bottisham Lock Weir Exit2 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Bottisham Lock Weir Exit
Wicken Lode Junction3 miles, 6½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Wicken Lode Junction
Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit5 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit
Fish and Duck Marina6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Pope's Corner6 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner
Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance
Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction
Willow Walk Winding Hole10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Winding Hole
Jesus Green Lock Weir Exit9 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Jesus Green Lock Weir Exit
Mill Pit10 miles, 2 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge), then on the River Cam (Main river - Small River) to Mill Pit
Old West River - River Lark Junction13 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction
Holmes River Junction15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Holmes River Junction
Prickwillow Winding Hole16 miles and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Lark) to Prickwillow Winding Hole
Brandon Creek Junction19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Brandon Creek Junction
Westview Marina & Leisure Park18 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Cam - Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest boatyard pump-out

Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[River Cam] Bite lock. Jesus lock is only 9.7 ft (3.0 m) wide. The navigable lodes of Reach, Swaffham Bulbeck and Bottisham, the last of which is no longer navigable [Ipswich–Ely line] passenger services on race days, and was linked to the new platform by a footbridge. Provision for passengers on the new platform was not overgenerous at [Soham railway station] metre platform capable of accommodating a four car train. A new stepped footbridge will span across the railway to an existing right of way - as well as [Peterborough East railway station] numerous petitions and protests. In 1872 the GER finally built a pedestrian footbridge over the level crossing and in 1874 agreed to transfer many of its shunting
 
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