Turnover Bridge No 61 carries the M50 motorway over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) near to Nantwich.
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Snarestone Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Footbridge No 61A | ½ furlongs | |
| Snarestone Services | ½ furlongs | |
| Ashby Canal Association Shop | ½ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 61 | ||
| Varnham's Bridge No 60 | ½ furlongs | |
| Snarestone Tunnel (northern entrance) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Snarestone Tunnel (southern entrance) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Globe Inn | 2½ furlongs | |
| Site of Midland Railway Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
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![Ashby Canal: Bridge Number 61. Bridge Number 61 is a Turnover Bridge, being at a point where the canal towpath switches sides, enabling the original horses that pulled the boats to cross over too. It probably dates from no later than 1804 when the canal was built. Although rebuilt in places it merits Grade II Listing status, as part of a group including [[3576804]] and [[3576721]]. by Nigel Cox – 10 July 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/57/67/3576754_44b52830_120x120.jpg)





![Turnover bridge No.61. View from the towpath looking through to the terminal wharf. In comparison with the previous bridge 60, built entirely of stone [[1755660]], this one is largely of brick. The English Heritage listing suggests that this one was probably the same when first built. Listed Grade II. by Alan Murray-Rust – 13 March 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/75/56/1755661_d676cbd9_120x120.jpg)
















