Haw Bridge

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 89 feet long and 18 feet and 11 inches wide (the maxium height and draught are unknown), but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 24 feet and 11 inches high.
Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Cork's Hill Arm | 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Upper Lode Lock Weir Exit | 4 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Tewkesbury Lower Lode | 3 miles, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Chaceley and Deerhurst | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Apperley | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Haw Bridge | ||
| Haw Bridge CRT Visitor Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Unidentifed Sluice | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Severn - Coombe Hill Canal Junction | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Severn - Chelt Junction | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wainlodes Hill | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Diglis Junction
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In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
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In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Diglis Junction
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In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Diglis Junction
Wikipedia has a page about Haw Bridge
This is a list of crossings of the River Severn in Great Britain (including bridges, tunnels, ferries and fords), in order from source to mouth.
The Severn has historically been a very important and busy river, and has been bridged throughout history. The bridges that stand today are often of great historical and/or engineering interest – for example the world's first iron bridge, The Iron Bridge, built from cast iron crosses the River Severn at Ironbridge Gorge. The Iron Bridge is one of three bridges on the River Severn that are listed as grade I structures, including Bewdley Bridge and the Severn Bridge, which was opened in 1966. In total, 31 bridges that cross the River Severn are listed, either grade I, II* or II. Four bridges are Scheduled Monuments, including The Iron Bridge, which are nationally important archaeological bridges.
Many reaches of the Severn are prone to severe flooding, prompting the design of many unique bridges to cope with this.
There were historically also ferry crossings on the tidal river at:
- Minsterworth
- Framilode
- Purton, Lydney
- Newnham on Severn







![Haw Bridge. The present Haw Bridge opened in 1961, the previous bridge was badly damaged by a barge which collided with it in December 1958. This is a very similar view of the scene as the first picture uploaded into this grid square in 2005. Also taken by me [[49823]]. by Philip Halling – 03 April 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/44/73/7447399_416539f1_120x120.jpg)












![Haw Bridge over the River Severn. Haw Bridge was completed in September 1961, this replaced an earlier bridge of notoriety. In January 1938, the bridge made national headlines when it was at the centre of the 'Torso Murder', a human torso and limbs were dredged up from the riverbed, however, the head was never found and the crime never solved. This earlier bridge was badly damaged in December 1958, when a barge hit it. The damaged bridge was replaced with the present structure. See: [[[1714298]]] For more information on the murder see: http://archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk/2002/11/22/238317.html by Philip Halling – 03 September 2005](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/04/98/049823_ff8f5d4e_120x120.jpg)
![The Haw Bridge 1. Taken on a moody March day when the threatening rain didn't materialise.The near exact same view from April 2008 contains a good description of the origins of the structure. See [[775686]]. by Jonathan Billinger – 12 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/20/13/1201380_82f0b0ee_120x120.jpg)




![The Haw Bridge 2. Viewed from a closer jetty than [[1201380]]. by Jonathan Billinger – 12 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/20/13/1201388_ebb0f4db_120x120.jpg)
![Old side for the Riverside Inn . The pub has now closed - see [[[4976588]]] for happier times. by JThomas – 10 August 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/94/51/6945170_f1d40f71_120x120.jpg)


