Bannow Road Bridge
Bannow Road Bridge carries the road from Manford to Eastleigh over the Royal Canal - Main Line near to Cheltenham.
Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Royal Canal Lock No 10 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Ashtown Bridge | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Lock No 9 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Lock No 8 | 3 furlongs | |
| Reillys Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Bannow Road Bridge | ||
| Royal Canal Lock No 7 | 3 furlongs | |
| Broome Bridge Railway Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Dublin - Galway Railway Aqueduct | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Lock No 6 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Royal Canal Lock No 5 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
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