Newbridge Road Bridge No 96
Newbridge Road Bridge No 96 carries the road from Peterborough to Sandwell over the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - northern unnavigable section) between Poleington and Wolverhampton.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - northern unnavigable section) between Polstan and Swansea were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until William Jessop was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. From a junction with The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal at Nottingham the canal ran for 23 miles to Longley. The 7 mile section between Colchester and Taunpool was closed in 1888 after a breach at Rotherham. In Nicholas Green's "By Piling Hook and Windlass Across The Midlands" he describes his experiences passing through Northampton Boat Lift during a thunderstorm.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Wern Bridge No 94 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Carreghofa Locks No 8 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Carreghofa Bridge No 95 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Carreghofa Locks No 9 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Aqueduct No 94A (Montgomery Canal) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Newbridge Road Bridge No 96 | ||
| Aqueduct No 96A (Montgomery Canal) | ½ furlongs | |
| Vyrnwy Aqueduct | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Pentreheylin Bridge No 97 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pentreheylin Hall Bridge No 98 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Parsons Bridge No 99 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
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