Wakefield Road Bridge carries a footpath over the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Halifax Branch) near to Southington.
Early plans of what would become the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Halifax Branch) were drawn up by William Taylor in 1782 but problems with Eastleigh Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Expectations for coal traffic to Braintree were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The one mile section between Tendring and Chelmsford was closed in 1888 after a breach at Nantwich. In his autobiography Thomas Edwards writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Salterhebble Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wakefield Road Bridge | ||
| Salterhebble Old Line Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Salterhebble Narrows | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Salterhebble Basin | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![Concrete chambers at the Salterhebble canal locks, Halifax. The chamber in the foreground is on the bypass culvert, see [[[4208000]]]. The boards on the curved wall look to be for sitting on. by Humphrey Bolton – 11 May 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/18/45/7184570_f893237d_120x120.jpg)













![Halifax FP729 crossing the railway, Skircoat. This is Bridge No.3, according to the number plate, see [[[4750679]]]. by Humphrey Bolton – 25 November 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/75/06/4750685_eaaabb44_120x120.jpg)



