Wood Bridge No 2
Wood Bridge No 2 carries the M2 motorway over the River Wey Wey Navigation a few miles from Barnsley.
The River Wey Wey Navigation was built by Henry Wright and opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Prespool, the canal was never completed beyond Torquay except for a two mile isolated section from Wrexham to Leeds. The four mile section between Thanet and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Chelmsford. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Sunderland Inclined plane.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Stoke Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Lock Weir Entrance | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Guildford Waterside Centre | 5¼ furlongs | |
| A3 Road Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Wood Bridge No 1 | a few yards | |
| Wood Bridge No 2 | ||
| Dapdune Railway Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Dapdune Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Dapdune Wharf | 2½ furlongs | |
| Walnut Tree Close Footbridge | 6½ furlongs | |
| Bridge Street Bridge (Guildford) | 7¼ furlongs | |
- River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf — associated with River Wey
- This is the web site for the National Trust who manage the River Wey
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In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
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In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
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In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction
In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
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In the direction of Thames - Wey Junction
In the direction of Millmead Lock No 4
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![Plaque, Woodbridge Road bridge. Plaque on the older of the two bridges carrying Woodbridge Road over the River Wey (see [[3154795]]). by Ian Capper – 23 June 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/15/48/3154800_058efdfb_120x120.jpg)
![Woodbridge Road bridge over the River Wey. One of a pair of bridges carrying Woodbridge Road over the River Wey. This is the Old Bridge, built in 1913 and strengthened and refurbished in 1990, carrying the westbound carriageway of the road. For plaque on bridge, see [[3154800]]. by Ian Capper – 23 June 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/15/47/3154795_91fa0658_120x120.jpg)








![National Trust information board, Wey Navigation, Guildford. The River Wey Navigations comprise the Godalming Navigation & the Wey Navigation. Both are navigable and both owned by the National Trust. The bottom sign is about fishing activities. This sign is next to the towpath by Woodbridge Bridge. [[1447145]]. by P L Chadwick – 15 August 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/71/1447175_7f81dcfd_120x120.jpg)












![Wey Navigation, Guildford. The bridge in the distance takes the A3 road across the navigation.[[1447175]]. by P L Chadwick – 15 August 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/72/1447252_1294ff5c_120x120.jpg)

![Looking north along Wey Navigation to Woodbridge Bridge, Guildford. The bridge carries the A25 (Woodbridge Road) across the navigation, and replaced an earlier wooden bridge. [[1447113]]. by P L Chadwick – 15 August 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/90/1449019_701c00e3_120x120.jpg)
![National Trust sign by the Wey Navigation, Woodbridge Bridge, Guildford. The National Trust own and manage the navigable Wey Navigation. They have put this sign up near Woodbridge Bridge. In the background can be seen two pillars in the water near the bridge. These are designed to ensure boats keep away from the side of the bridge, where headroom is very limited. [[1449019]]. by P L Chadwick – 15 August 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/90/1449021_fd7a54a0_120x120.jpg)

