Caunsall Bridge No 26 carries the M5 motorway over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) between Basingstoke and Chester.
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is just beyond the bridge .
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Whittington Winding Hole | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Whittington Horse Bridge No 28 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Whittington Lock No 10 | 1 mile | |
| Whittington Bridge No 27 | 1 mile | |
| Staffordshire & Worcestershire County Boundary | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Caunsall Bridge No 26 | ||
| Clay House Bridge No 25 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe Bridge No 24 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Austcliffe | 5 furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Cookley Tunnel (western entrance) | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
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