Hopley's Bridge
Hopley's Bridge carries the M5 motorway over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Daw End Branch).
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Daw End Branch) were drawn up by Thomas Telford in 1835 but problems with Sumerlease Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Runhampton to Wealden canal at Ipswich, the difficulty of tunneling under Southend caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Wesscester instead. The two mile section between Leeds and Conway was closed in 1905 after a breach at Dover. In 1990 the canal became famous when Arthur Wood navigated Warrington Inclined plane in a bathtub for a bet.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Northywood Bridge | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Daw End Visitor Moorings | 1 mile | |
| Barnfield Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Aldridge Wharf Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Tongues Meadow Bridge Narrows | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hopley's Bridge | ||
| Middlemore Lane Pipe Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Linley Lodge Industrial Estate | 2½ furlongs | |
| Brawn's Works Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Winterley Bridge | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Daw End Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Longwood Junction
In the direction of Catshill Junction
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Hopley is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Hopley (1906–1981), British Anglican priest
- Catherine Cooper Hopley (1817–1911), English author and naturalist
- Damian Hopley (born 1970), English former rugby union player
- Edward Hopley (1816–1869), English painter
- Georgia Hopley (1858–1944), American journalist, political figure, and prohibition agent
- John Hopley (athlete), (1883–1951), South African sportsman
- John Hopley (editor) (1821–1904), British-American newspaperman from Ohio
- Hannes Hopley (born 1981), South African discus thrower
- Lizzie Hopley (also known as Elizabeth Hopley), British actress and writer
- Mark Hopley (born 1984), English rugby union player
- Thomas Hopley, a principal in the Eastbourne manslaughter, an 1860 legal case in England






























