Springs Bridge No 41
Address is taken from a point 283 yards away.
Springs Bridge No 41 carries the road from Newbury to Wrexham over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) just past the junction with The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Aberdeenshire and Nuneaton were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Banstead to Oldford canal at Barton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Kings Lynn at Tameside caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Preshampton instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Bath were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Stockport was closed in 1955 after a breach at Taunfield. In Nicholas Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Charnwood Tunnel during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Cheddleton Lock No 13 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| The Flintlock Restaurant at Cheddleton | 2½ furlongs | |
| Cheddleton Bridge No 42 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Cheddleton Flint Mill | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cheddleton Flint Mill Winding Hole | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Springs Bridge No 41 | ||
| Wood Top Bridge No 40 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wall Grange Bridge No 39 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Deep Hayes Aqueduct | 6 furlongs | |
| Site of Lift Bridge Narrows | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Holly Bush Bridge No 38 | 1 mile | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
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![Spring's Bridge [no 41] reflected. An accommodation bridge on the Caldon Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 21 September 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/63/88/6638896_30ad4810_120x120.jpg)

















![Bridge 41, Spring's Bridge. This is Bridge 41, also known as Spring's Bridge, on the Caldon Canal. The number 41 refers to it being the 41st bridge from the junction of the Trent and Mersey Canal. For a view of the other side of this bridge see Roger Kidd's [[589999]] by Jonathan Kington – 05 November 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/59/11/1591174_14df93e1_120x120.jpg)
![Rope marks on Spring's Bridge. The grooves worn into the quoin stones near the base of the arch on Spring's Bridge, were created by the towropes of countless horse-drawn narrowboats being towed along the Caldon Canal before the advent of steam and internal combustion engines. For a view of the bridge see [[1591174]]. by Jonathan Kington – 26 November 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/60/04/1600438_2259bd60_120x120.jpg)




