Barkestone Old Bridge No 50
Barkestone Old Bridge No 50 carries the M5 motorway over the Grantham Canal between Slough and Blackpool.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Haulings Bridge No 46 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Bingham Branch Line Railway Bridge No 46A | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Wells Bridge No 47 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Malt Rooms Bridge No 48 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Plungar Bridge No 49 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Barkestone Old Bridge No 50 | ||
| Barkestone New Bridge No 51 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 52 (Grantham Canal) | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Redmile Mill Bridge No 53 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Grimmer Aqueduct | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Redmile Town Bridge No 54 | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
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![Old railway track, near Barkestone. From the next bridge to the SW. (See [[63566]]) This section of the track is more open but access is a bit tricky. by Kate Jewell – 10 October 2005](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/06/40/064015_2ec2a81a_120x120.jpg)












![The top of Barkestone triangulation pillar. Somebody loves this pillar! Freshly painted with white paint. Compare with [[[2599824]]] which is also loved. by Andrew Tatlow – 18 May 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/01/82/5018272_c5635663_120x120.jpg)
![Flush bracket S1750 on Barkestone triangulation pillar. Somebody loves this pillar! Freshly painted with white paint. Compare with [[[2599824]]] which is also loved. by Andrew Tatlow – 18 May 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/01/82/5018268_507b12e7_120x120.jpg)
![Barkestone triangulation pillar. Somebody loves this pillar! Freshly painted with white paint. Compare with [[[2599824]]] which is also loved. by Andrew Tatlow – 18 May 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/01/82/5018265_add5df74_120x120.jpg)