Splatt Bridge carries a farm track over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal just past the junction with The Derby and Sandiacre 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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Useful small car park adjacent to the bridge keepers office.
Facilities: rubbish disposal and water point.
There is a swing bridge here.
| Purton Lower Bridge | 4 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
| Purton Upper Bridge | 4 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Patch Bridge | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Cambridge Arms Bridge | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Junction with Cambridge Feeder Branch | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Splatt Bridge | ||
| Fretherne Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Joe Energy | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Sandfield Bridge | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Saul Junction | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
| Saul Junction Winding Hole | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Fretherne Bridge
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Sharpness Junction
In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
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![Opening Splatt Bridge. A view of [[103800]] from the northeast side.](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/33/1233309_56409df5_120x120.jpg)



























