Consul Road Bridge No 53 carries the M5 motorway over the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) a short distance from Bedford.
The Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for manure traffic to Manfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of stone from Easthampton to Polstan prevented closure. In his autobiography Peter Edwards writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| The Bell and Barge PH | 4 furlongs | |
| Brownsover Footbridge | 4 furlongs | |
| River Swift Aqueduct No 55 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Old Leicester Road Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Rugby Wharf Arm Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Consul Road Bridge No 53 | ||
| Factory Bridge No 52 | ½ furlongs | |
| Old Railway Bridge (disused) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Newbold Quarry Country Park | 2½ furlongs | |
| Greens Bridge No 51 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Newbold Visitor Moorings (14 day) | 5¾ furlongs | |
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Portrait Bench, Viaduct Cycleway. This metal artwork stands alongside the Viaduct Cycleway. It represents (from left to right): Ralph Dougherty, the 'Rugby Flyer', who was a star rider for Rugby Cycling Club in the 1930s; Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, a Rugby-born scientist and astronomer who jointly discovered helium; and Alice, Lewis Carroll's character from Alice in Wonderland. Portrait benches are a feature of Sustrans cycle routes and this disparate trio was selected by a public vote.For a broader view see [[6776052]]. by Stephen McKay – 09 March 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/77/60/6776055_a862067f_120x120.jpg)



