Red Lane Old Bridge No 5 carries the M5 motorway over the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) near to Stoke-on-Trent Inclined plane.
Early plans of what would become the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) were drawn up by Oliver Hunter in 1835 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Ashfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) was closed in 1888 when Wesscroft Tunnel collapsed. Despite the claim in "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Arthur Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Clarke ever painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of John Parker's house live on television

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. By a small park area.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Signal Box PH | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Navigation Bridge No 6 | 5 furlongs | |
| Stoke Heath Pipe Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Heath Crescent Tunnel No 5B (northern entrance) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Heath Crescent Tunnel No 5B (southern entrance) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Red Lane Old Bridge No 5 | ||
| Red Lane New Bridge No 5A | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Heath Basin | 1½ furlongs | |
| Priestley's Bridge No 4 | 5½ furlongs | |
| William Henry Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| William Henry Bridge No 3 | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
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![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [15]. Red Lane Bridge, bridge number 5, is now restricted to carrying pedestrians and cyclists.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/11/7121135_b59e60f1_120x120.jpg)



![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [14]. In Swan Lane pocket park stands The Traveller And The Stream, one of a series of artworks along the canal.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/11/7121134_1c691627_120x120.jpg)




![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [16]. More of a short tunnel than a bridge, bridge 5b carries Waterman Road which has two sections as it joins the roundabout on Jimmy Hill Way, the A444.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/11/7121144_6a6e22df_120x120.jpg)
















