Smite Brook Culvert
Address is taken from a point 304 yards away.
Smite Brook Culvert carries the M5 motorway over the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) just past the junction with The Anderton Lift.
The Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. Expectations for manure traffic to Manfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of stone from Easthampton to Polstan prevented closure. In his autobiography Peter Edwards writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a stream under the canal.
| Hungerfield Bridge No 35 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| All Oaks Corner | 5¾ furlongs | |
| All Oaks Visitor Moorings | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Easenhall Lane Bridge No 34 | 3 furlongs | |
| Brinklow Arm Junction (disused) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Smite Brook Culvert | ||
| Fosse Way Road Bridge No 30 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stretton Arm Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Stretton Stop | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Smeaton Lane Aqueduct No 28 | 4 furlongs | |
| Johnson's Bridge No 27 | 7 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Fosse Way Road Bridge No 30
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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![Oxford Canal, near Brinklow. The bridge spans the Brinklow Arm which is no longer navigable. For more details about the bridge see [[3153473]] by Stephen McKay – 30 December 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/27/63/3276387_fc0dc550_120x120.jpg)
![Brinklow Arm, Oxford Canal. The bridge marks the entrance to the Brinklow Arm from the Oxford Canal main line, but what can be seen here is the full extent of the arm that is still in water. See [[3153473]] for details of the bridge. by Stephen McKay – 30 December 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/27/64/3276426_988da6fa_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge 32 along the Oxford Canal. This footbridge crosses the entrance to the abandoned Brinklow Arm.See [[3153473]] for more info on the bridge. by Mat Fascione – 12 May 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/40/4474031_bdbba28d_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge 32 along the Oxford Canal. This footbridge crosses the entrance to the abandoned Brinklow Arm.See [[3153473]] for more info on the bridge.Also see [[4474615]], which is an identical bridge located about three kilometres to the southeast along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 12 May 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/40/4474034_45526b3f_120x120.jpg)


![Bridge 32 along the Oxford Canal. This footbridge crosses the entrance to the abandoned Brinklow Arm.See [[3153473]] for more info on the bridge. by Mat Fascione – 12 May 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/40/4474023_647bece3_120x120.jpg)




