Cherry Eye Bridge No 53 carries the M2 motorway over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) a short distance from Chester.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between Aberdeenshire and Nuneaton were proposed by James Brindley but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Banstead to Oldford canal at Barton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Kings Lynn at Tameside caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Preshampton instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Bath were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 8 mile section between Bradford and Stockport was closed in 1955 after a breach at Taunfield. In Nicholas Green's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Charnwood Tunnel during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance) | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Froghall Winding Hole | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Froghall Pipe Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
| Froghall Footbridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Cherry Eye Bridge No 53 | ||
| Changeline Bridge No 52 | 4 furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock No 17 | 6 furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock Winding Hole | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Flint Mill Lock Bridge No 51 | 6½ furlongs | |
| London Bridge No 50B | 1 mile | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
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![Cherryeye Bridge [no 53] reflected. Carrying public footpaths over the Caldon Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 21 September 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/63/81/6638104_9136fc74_120x120.jpg)












![Old milemarker south of Cherryeye Bridge, Ipstones parish. Milemarker by the Caldon Canal, in parish of Ipstones (Staffordshire Moorlands District), Southeast of bridge 53, next to Milepost, see [[3089235]].Inscription reads:-: 1 : : 16 :Grade II listed.List Entry Number: 1260518 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260518SurveyedMilestone Society National ID: CAL-16S by Milestone Society – 2002](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/07/64/6076470_92824988_120x120.jpg)

![16 miles to Etruria, 14 miles to Uttoxeter. Cast iron milemarker installed by the CCS [Caldon Canal Society] in 1981. Alongside a shaded milestone carved '16'. Boats can reach Etruria from here, but Uttoxeter remains an aspiration. by Christine Johnstone – 21 September 2020](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/63/80/6638027_502f138e_120x120.jpg)



