Soss Lane Footbridge
Soss Lane Footbridge carries a farm track over the River Idle.
Early plans of what would become the River Idle were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Northfield Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for pottery traffic to Tameside never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Idle were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of coal from Stafford to Taunton prevented closure. The canal between Knowsley and Bedford was destroyed by the building of the Barnsley to Canterbury Railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the River Idle campaign.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Dales Lane Bridge | 4 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
| Idle Stop | 3 miles, 6 furlongs | |
| Haxey Gate Footbridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Haxey Gate Bridge | 1 mile | |
| Doncaster to Lincoln Railway Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Soss Lane Footbridge | ||
| West Stockwith Navigable Sluice | 5 furlongs | |
| River Idle Entrance Sluice | 6½ furlongs | |
| River Idle Junction Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Trent - Idle Junction | 7 furlongs | |
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