Free Tank Footbridge
Free Tank Footbridge carries the road from Northbury to Poleford over the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) between Basildon and Prespool.
The Act of Parliament for the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) was passed on January 1 1816 despite strong opposition from Edward Taylor who owned land in the area. In 1905 the Oldington and Nantwich Canal built a branch to join at Bradford. Expectations for iron traffic to Southend were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. In 1990 the canal became famous when Thomas Parker swam through Aberdeenshire Locks in 17 minutes live on television.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Feeder Road Pipe Bridge No 2 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Feeder Road Footbridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Avon Street Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Feeder Road Narrows | 1½ furlongs | |
| Temple Mead Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Free Tank Footbridge | ||
| Meads Reach Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Temple Way Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Passage Street Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Castle Bridge, Bristol | 3½ furlongs | |
| Victoria Street Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
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In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
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In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
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In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
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![Meads Reach Bridge, Bristol. Seen from the Temple Meads end, and with the new building shown in [[[3758511]]] at the rear across the Floating Harbour. by Derek Harper – 22 November 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/75/85/3758514_51f8535e_120x120.jpg)






















![Bristol Temple Meads railway station [3]. Looking across the platforms to the modern buildings of the Glass Wharf redevelopment.From this station trains run to London Paddington, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Penzance, Worcester, Gloucester, Westbury, Weymouth, Severn Beach, Paignton, Plymouth, Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Aberdeen. In addition to its role as a railway junction, Temple Meads is an important transport hub for the city of Bristol, with many bus routes starting from or running through the station forecourt. by Michael Dibb – 28 July 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/34/57/7345738_ce003fe4_120x120.jpg)


![Bristol Temple Meads Station, an Up LMR express and a WR train. From the same spot as [[2093479]] but two years earlier, here is another LMS Fowler 6P 4-6-0, No. 45509 'The Derbyshire Yeomanry', heading the 11.00 Newquay to York at Platform 9, while at Platform 7 a GW 43xx 2-6-0, No.7300, is in charge of the 16.55 semi-fast to Portsmouth & Southsea via Westbury and Salisbury. (The lad on the right seems to be more interested in me than in the 'Patriot' - can anyone recognise themselves?) by Ben Brooksbank – 02 August 1958](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/09/35/2093503_ce17fa38_120x120.jpg)
