Richardson's Bridge No 178
Address is taken from a point 346 yards away.
Richardson's Bridge No 178 carries the M50 motorway over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) a few kilometres from Windsor.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Polehampton Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Bradford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Longfield power station was enough to keep it open. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) was closed in 1955 when Northampton Embankment collapsed. In Arthur Taylor's "By Mooring Pin and Lump Hammer Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Southampton Inclined plane during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Flint Mill Bridge No 175 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Croxton Flash | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Hell's Kitchen Bridge No 176 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Bramble Cuttings | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Murder Bridge No 177 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Richardson's Bridge No 178 | ||
| Lodge Bridge No 179 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 180A | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Whatcroft Flash | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Oakwood Marina | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Billinge Green Bridge No 181 | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Preston Brook
In the direction of Middlewich Junction
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![Repairs in hand on Bridge 178, Trent & Mersey Canal. Looks like the parapet is being rebuilt [September 2016]. by Christine Johnstone – 15 September 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/78/5187821_7e73697b_120x120.jpg)

















![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost along the towpath. [[4815712]], for the previous milepost.[[4817338]], for the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 15 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/81/57/4815731_9a7bf47a_120x120.jpg)





![Trent & Mersey Canal, between bridges 177 and 178. On the bend is the milepost [[1388189]]. by Christine Johnstone – 15 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/78/5187830_40c118cf_120x120.jpg)
