Tramway Road Bridge No 168 
Tramway Road Bridge No 168 carries a footpath over the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) a short distance from Westford.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Foxes Lift Bridge No 171 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Haynes Lift Bridge No 170 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Site of Swingbridge No 169 | 4 furlongs | |
| Calthorpe Winding Hole | 2 furlongs | |
| Tramway Road Pipe Bridge | a few yards | |
| Tramway Road Bridge No 168 | ||
| Site of Swingbridge No 167 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Cherwell Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bridge Wharf (Banbury) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bridge Street Bridge No 166 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge Street Park Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Tramway Road Pipe Bridge
Amenities nearby at Site of Swingbridge No 167
Amenities in Banbury
Amenities at other places in Banbury
The Santander ATM is at Morrisons Store, approximately 100 yards
from the canal on the non-towpath side. This is opposite the bridge.
The Swan Foundry near the bridge is the last working foundry in
Banbury.
This does high class NiFe casting and is home of the
Prop Shop http://www.swangroup.co.uk/propshop.php range of
propellers.
The building between the foundry and Swan Close Road
is the Laser Marine factory for the Laser an Olympic class sailing
dinghy.
One can often smell the fibre glass resin in the air
alongside the characteristic smell of hot metal and moulding sand.
- 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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Nearest self-operated pump-out
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
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