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Canal Road Bridge No 37

 
Firepool Lock, Canal Road, Somerset West and Taunton TA1 1DY, United Kingdom
 

Canal Road Bridge No 37 carries the road from Wealden to Teignbridge over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.

Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.

Information about the place
Canal Road Bridge No 37 is a minor waterways place on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal between Firepool Lock No 1 (Taunton and the junction with the River Tone) (a few yards to the southwest) and North Newton Bridge No 15 (8 miles and 2 locks to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of North Newton Bridge No 15 is Winkworth Way Bridge No 36 (Includes a pipe bridge); 2¼ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Tesco
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Bus stop (Belgrave Place)
 Bus stop (Clifford Avenue)
 Bus stop (Clifford Avenue)
 Bus stop (Crocombe Road)
 Bus stop (Eastwick Avenue)
 Bus stop (Eastwick Avenue)
 Bus stop (Enmore Road)
 Bus stop (Foundation House)
 Bus stop (Foundation House)
 Bus stop (George Street)
 Bus stop (George Street)
 Bus stop (Keepers Lane)
 Bus stop (Keepers Lane)
 Bus stop (Longacre Close)
 Bus stop (Longacre Close)
 Bus stop (Obridge Link)
 Bus stop (Peile Drive)
 Bus stop (Peile Drive)
 Bus stop (Rafa Club)
 Bus stop (St Andrews Road)
 Bus stop (Tesco Express)
 Bus stop (Tesco Express)
 Bus stop (Turner Road)
 Bus stop (Turner Road)
 Bus stop (Wedlands)
 Bus stop (Wellsprings Chapel)

Amenities nearby at Firepool Lock No 1

 Taunton Station
 Bus stop (Clifford Ashman Court)
 Bus stop (Clifford Ashman Court)
 Bus stop (Gladstone Street)
 Bus stop (Gladstone Street)
 Bus stop (Jubilee Street)
 Bus stop (Jubilee Street)
 Bus stop (Kilkenny Car Park)
 Bus stop (Kingston Road)
 Bus stop (Kingston Road)
 Bus stop (Leslie Avenue)
 Bus stop (Leslie Avenue)
 Bus stop (St Andrews)
 Bus stop (St Andrews View)
 Bus stop (St Andrews View)
 Bus stop (Taunton Rail Station Stop 1 South Side)
 Bus stop (Taunton Station)

Amenities nearby at Winkworth Way Bridge No 36

 Lidl
 Tesco
 SEE ADDRESS
 Fish & Chips
 Fish & Chips
 Indian Takeaway
 Cashpoint
 Travis Perkins
 Wickes
 Bus stop (Baldwin Road)
 Bus stop (Baldwin Road)
 Bus stop (Burns Road)
 Bus stop (Burns Road)
 Bus stop (Bus Depot)
 Bus stop (Bus Depot)
 Bus stop (Calvados Road)
 Bus stop (Calvados Way)
 Bus stop (Charter Walk)
 Bus stop (Charter Walk)
 Bus stop (Coleridge Crescent)
 Bus stop (Coleridge Crescent)
 Bus stop (Grays Road)
 Bus stop (Grays Terrace)
 Bus stop (Lambrook Road)
 Bus stop (Lambrook Road)
 Bus stop (Leycroft Road)
 Bus stop (Leycroft Road)
 Bus stop (Leycroft Road)
 Bus stop (Medical Centre)
 Bus stop (Medical Centre)
 Bus stop (Midford Road)
 Bus stop (Midford Road)
 Bus stop (Rose Inn)
 Bus stop (Rose Inn)
 Bus stop (Six Acres)
 Bus stop (Six Acres)
 Bus stop (Waverney Close)
 Bus stop (Waverney Close)
 Bus stop (YMCA)
 Bus stop (YMCA)
 Bus stop (York Road)
 Bus stop (York Road)
 
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Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1

Firepool Lock Weir Entrance¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the River Tone (Above Firepool) to Firepool Lock Weir Entrance

In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction

Bridgwater Large Dock14 miles, 1 furlong and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
Bridgwater Small Dock14 miles, 2 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction

No information

CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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