Blue Hills Bridge No 23
Blue Hills Bridge No 23 carries the road from Bath to Stratford-on-Avon over the Grantham Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Fosse Bridge No 18A | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 19 (Grantham Canal) | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Cropwell Upper Lock No 11 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Hoe Hill Swing Bridge No 20 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Cropwell Town Bridge No 21 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Blue Hills Bridge No 23 | ||
| Spencers Bridge No 24 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Timber Bridge No 24A | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Mackleys Bridge No 25 | 2 miles | |
| Wilds Bridge No 26 | 2 miles, 3 furlongs | |
| Devil's Elbow | 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs | |
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![Cropwell Roving Bridge [no 22], now culverted. Carrying Kinoulton Road across the Grantham Canal. A roving bridge is one where the canal towpath changes sides. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 09 May 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/61/8046149_49e42b3e_120x120.jpg)




























