Gamston Lings Bar Road Bridge No 6A
Gamston Lings Bar Road Bridge No 6A carries the road from Bridgend to Knowsley over the Grantham Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

There is a bridge here which takes a dual carriageway over the canal.
| Bridgford Lock No 2 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Elnors Swing Bridge No 6 | 4 furlongs | |
| Footbridge (Lingmell Close) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Gamston Lock No 3 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Footbridge (Ashness Close) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Gamston Lings Bar Road Bridge No 6A | ||
| Tollerton Road Bridge No 7 | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Bridge No 8 (Grantham Canal) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hallam's Swing Bridge No 9 | 7 furlongs | |
| Polser Brook Aqueduct No 3 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Skinners Lock Bridge No 10 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
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![A52 Bridge [no 6c], Grantham Canal. Despite the name, the new trunk road has never had a bridge over the canal. There is just a culvert, and a flight of steps to the A52 so that towpath walkers can try their luck crossing the busy road. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010088_c362d568_120x120.jpg)


![Lings Bar Bridge [no 6a], Grantham Canal. Carrying a road called Ambleside over the Grantham Canal. Despite the name, this is not an old bridge that has been culverted, but a new low-level crossing that has always incorporated a culvert. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010093_af2e3bb7_120x120.jpg)






















![The culverted Tollerton Bridge [no 7]. Carrying Tollerton Road over the Grantham Canal. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010083_ca323603_120x120.jpg)
