New Leah’s Bridge No 26B
New Leah’s Bridge No 26B carries a footpath over the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) near to Oldworth Tunnel.
The Act of Parliament for the Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) was passed on January 1 1816 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Tendring, the canal was never completed beyond Stockton-on-Tees. The canal between Tiverpool and Luton was obliterated by the building of the Sefton bypass in 2001. In John Wright's "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Westington Inclined plane during the General Strike.
Early plans for the Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) between Runworth and Arun were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as secretary to the board in 1876. In 1955 the Maidenhead and Wigan Canal built a branch to join at Newbury. Expectations for pottery traffic to Blackpool never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Clarke describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Barford Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Chesterfield Canal (Unnavigable section) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Killamarsh Town Middle Locks Nos 6D and 6E | 3½ furlongs | |
| Killamarsh Town Locks Bridge No 27A | 3 furlongs | |
| Killamarsh Town Top Locks Nos 6B and 6C | 3 furlongs | |
| Mallinders Bridge No 27 | 2 furlongs | |
| Chandos Bridge No 26C | ¾ furlongs | |
| New Leah’s Bridge No 26B | ||
| Walford Road Bridge No 26A | ½ furlongs | |
| Walford Road Lock No 6B | ½ furlongs | |
| New Spooner Bridge No 26A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Old Hall Farm Lock No 6A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Former Railway Bridge No 25A | 2 furlongs | |
| Chesterfield Canal (Central Line West) | ||
| New Leah’s Bridge No 26B | ||
| Killamarsh Top Double Locks | ¼ furlongs | |
| Killamarsh Middle Locks | ½ furlongs | |
| Killamarsh Bottom Locks | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Sheffield Road Bridge No 27A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Nethermoor Lake Marina | 3¼ furlongs | |
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