Foxes Lift Bridge No 171
Address is taken from a point 456 yards away.
Foxes Lift Bridge No 171 carries a farm track over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) near to Nottingham.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

There is a lift bridge here. The bridge is normally left open.
| Grant's Lock Bridge No 174 | 6 furlongs | |
| Grant's Lock No 30 | 6 furlongs | |
| M40 Bridge Bridge No 173A (northern crossing) | 4 furlongs | |
| Lift Bridge No 173 (Oxford Canal) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Nadkey Bridge No 172 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Foxes Lift Bridge No 171 | ||
| Haynes Lift Bridge No 170 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Site of Swingbridge No 169 | 4 furlongs | |
| Calthorpe Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Tramway Road Pipe Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Tramway Road Bridge No 168 | 7¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- 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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![Oxford Canal: Foxes Lift Bridge Number 171. Like most, if not all, of the lift bridges on the Oxford Canal, this is a Grade II Listed Structure. [[[6190439]]] is visible in the distance. by Nigel Cox – 09 June 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/19/12/6191292_9527abd4_120x120.jpg)










![Oxford Canal: Reach in Bodicote. The Oxford Canal clips across the south-west corner of this grid square, and this image shows virtually the entire length in the square. [[[6190439]]] is visible in the distance. by Nigel Cox – 09 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/19/04/6190453_bed24403_120x120.jpg)














