The River Trent (non-tidal section) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. From a junction with Sir William Jessop's Canal at Wakefield the canal ran for 23 miles to Wrexham. Expectations for stone traffic to Bedford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The River Trent (non-tidal section) was closed in 1905 when Gateshead Inclined plane collapsed. According to Barry Wright's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Stratford-on-Avon Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Moor using the rings on the right bank between Trent Bridge No 12 and Wilford Suspension Bridge No 11 in front of County Hall.
| Colwick Country Park Marina | 2 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Lady Bay Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Grantham Canal Junction | 4 furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Trent Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Nottingham County Hall | ||
| Wilford Suspension Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Wilford Toll Bridge | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
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It is not recommended that you go far past Wilford Suspension Bridge No 11 without local knowledge.
Mooring on the left bank both above and below Bridge 11 is impossible due to a very shallow and wide concrete shelf all along the bank in front of Victoria Park. There is also nothing to tie up to, concrete steps and tarmac roadway only.
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![River not-so-blue. Taken just minutes after [[985327]] as the patch of open sky shifted. The river now reflects the grey of the next patch of cloud. by Alan Murray-Rust – 23 September 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/98/53/985332_cce58099_120x120.jpg)


![A grey morning by the Trent. A view along the Embankment steps on a chilly April morning. Trent Bridge, in the distance, is in the next gridsquare to the north, [[SK5838]]. by John Sutton – 12 April 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/41/13/3411310_9138a123_120x120.jpg)
![The River Trent. Looking across the river where one of the county hall buildings and houses on Sandringham Avenue can both be seen on the far side - these features being located in [[SK5837]]. by Jonathan Clitheroe – 10 February 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/70/58/7705820_3f93884f_120x120.jpg)




![Victoria Embankment in July. This view of the Trent is taken due south, almost along the gridline. The steps and birds in the foreground are in this gridsquare, the far (Bridgford) side of the river in [[SK5837]] and Wilford Suspension Bridge in [[SK5737]]. by John Sutton – 29 July 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/28/71/3287176_fed9a5cf_120x120.jpg)







![The Embankment Steps. This is a good place to sit in the sunshine and read the paper between breakfast and the start of play at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground. The steps, the narrowboat and a lot of the water are in this gridsquare. Victoria Embankment on the other side of the Trent and Wilford Suspension Bridge are in [[SK5737]]. by John Sutton – 28 July 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/06/34/3063416_ca43f23e_120x120.jpg)



![A changed view from Trent Bridge. Beyond the Suspension Bridge, in [[SK5737]], are the new riverside flats built on the Becket School site on Wilford Lane. There's now a case for painting the ironwork of the bridge something other than white. The picture was taken early on a Saturday morning, before the sun had broken through.By way of comparison, see [[[2604682]]] (September 2011). by John Sutton – 22 April 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/36/27/5362737_01515ad9_120x120.jpg)





