Wards Bridge carries a farm track over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) just past the junction with The Droitwich Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Expectations for manure traffic to Torquay never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Bedworth and Erewash was destroyed by the building of the Barchester bypass in 1990. In his autobiography Arthur Green writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Graiseley Lane Footbridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Church Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Trap Makers' Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Pinfold Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Wednesfield Visitor Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Wards Bridge | ||
| Moat House Pipe Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Moat House Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Moat Green Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Devils Elbow Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Olinthus Bridge | 7¼ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![Wards Bridge, from the north. Carrying the Lichfield Road [B4484] over the Wyrley & Essington Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/34/5793413_19441b9d_120x120.jpg)



















![The Vine Inn (4) - sign, 35 Lichfield Road, Wednesfield. The Vine is a fairly common name for pubs and inns and refers to the plant from which grapes are obtained and then fermented to produce wine. The sign is on a post at the edge of the car park by Lichfield Road. Although a Black Country Ales pub, it is the brewery's policy for their pubs to offer a large range of real ales selected from a wide range of small breweries, as well as their own. This always makes a visit to any of their pubs an interesting experience!Other photos:- [[2752683]]. by P L Chadwick – 29 December 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/75/27/2752726_da17f852_120x120.jpg)
![The Vine Inn (1), 35 Lichfield Road, Wednesfield. Stepping into this pub is like going into a time warp. It was built in 1938, replacing an older pub on the same site. However it feels more Victorian than 1930's. It still has many original features, two bars and does excellent food at a very reasonable price. It has now become one of the Black Country Ales pubs, having previously been run by the same family for about 40 years.[[2752689]].[[2752702]].[[2752726]]. by P L Chadwick – 29 December 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/75/26/2752683_e8a5b259_120x120.jpg)

![The Vine Inn (3), 35 Lichfield Road, Wednesfield. Interesting details above the pub's front entrance. The pub used to also have its name in large red lettering at the top of the front of the building. The woodwork around the windows was in a matching colour, but these features appear to have changed when the pub became a Black Country Ales house in around 2008.Other photos:- [[2752683]]. by P L Chadwick – 29 December 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/75/27/2752702_402685e4_120x120.jpg)
![The Vine Inn (2), 35 Lichfield Road, Wednesfield. This view shows part of the windows of one of the pub's two bars. Of course smoke rooms are no longer allowed, but it's nice that the window retains its sign as a reminder of times past.Other photos:- [[2752683]]. by P L Chadwick – 29 December 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/75/26/2752689_91c28c8a_120x120.jpg)




