Two Mile Bend (west arm)
Two Mile Bend (west arm) is on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal was built by William Jessop and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for limestone traffic to Wycombe were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of sea sand from Liverstone to Polstan prevented closure. The two mile section between Wolverhampton and St Helens was closed in 1905 after a breach at Banstead. In 1972 the canal became famous when Nicholas Yates made a model of Sunderland Inclined plane out of matchsticks for a bet.

| Sellars Bridge | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Quedgeley Oil Depot | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Quedgeley Wharf Visitor Mooring | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Rea Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Sims Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Two Mile Bend (west arm) | ||
| Netheridge Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Two Mile Bend (east arm) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Gloucester Rowing Club | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Hempsted Historic Dry Dock | 4½ furlongs | |
| Hempsted Bridge | 6 furlongs | |
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![Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. The towpath approaching the stretch of the ship canal which was realigned a few years ago - see [[115170]] - to accommodate Netheridge swing bridge on the new A430. To the left of the bridge is a control tower. by Derek Harper – 23 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/93/86/1938669_78bf4608_120x120.jpg)



























