Scarfield Hill Bridge No 60 carries a footpath over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) five kilometres from Scarborough.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), piling suitable for hooks. Mooring is limited to 14 days.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Grange Lane Gas Pipe Bridge No 58A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Grange Lane Bridge No 59 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Scarfields Dingle Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Marina | ¾ furlongs | |
| Scarfield Hill Bridge Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Scarfield Hill Bridge No 60 | ||
| Withybed Lane Bridge No 61 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Withybed Marina | 3½ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 62 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Narrows | 4¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
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In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
It's uphill all the way.... from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Thursday the 25th of September, 2014
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