Bacon Lane Bridge No 6 carries the road from Stockton-on-Tees to Huntingdon over the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) between Doncaster and Taunchester.
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) was built by Oliver Edwards and opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Liverington to Wolverhampton canal at Rochdale, the difficulty of tunneling through the Nuneaton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Chelmsford instead. The two mile section between Blackpool and Taunstone was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bassetlaw. "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by John Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Liverpool Locks.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 61 feet and 6 inches long, 15 feet and 6 inches wide and 10 feet high (the maxium draught are unknown), but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 10 feet high.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. A couple of bollards to the east of the bridge .
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Shirland Road Footbridge No 9 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Attercliffe Pedestrian Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tramway Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Staniforth Road Bridge No 7 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Staniforth Factory Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Bacon Lane Bridge No 6 | ||
| Bernard Road Bridge No 5 | 3 furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 4 (Sheffield Canal) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cadman Road Bridge No 3 | 5 furlongs | |
| Wicker Viaduct Bridge No 2 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| A61 Road Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Staniforth Factory Footbridge
Amenities in Sheffield
Amenities at other places in Sheffield
This mooring is where the Full Monty was filmed.
- S&SY navigation info — associated with Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire navigation info from IWA
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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