Marsh Lane Bridge No 67 (southern end of narrows) 
Marsh Lane Bridge No 67 (southern end of narrows) carries a footpath over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) between Manley and Gateshead.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for limestone traffic to Bernigo never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The four mile section between Wokingham and Kings Lynn was closed in 1955 after a breach at Dundee. According to George Wright's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Aylesbury Embankment is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring pins are needed. Great area, local shops etc.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Autherley Junction | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Blaydon Road Bridge No 66 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Marsh Lane Bridge No 67 (southern end of narrows) | ||
| Autherley Narrows Passing Point (south) | 1 furlong | |
| Autherley Narrows Passing Point (north) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Forster Bridge No 68 | 2 furlongs | |
| Autherley Narrows (northern end) | 3 furlongs | |
| Fordhouses Aqueduct | 5½ furlongs | |
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Haywood Junction
In the direction of Autherley Junction
Convening the Coven from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 26th of August, 2017
It's all gone a bit wibbly wobbly from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 27th of July, 2014
North by North East from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Saturday the 26th of May, 2007
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![Marsh Lane Bridge near Fordhouses in Wolverhampton. This is Bridge No 67 across the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The bridge carried a lane (Pendeford Lane off to the left; Marsh Lane off to the right), but motor traffic is now prohibited, and Pendeford Lane reduced to a bridleway.Looks like the bridge plate has fallen into the cut!May 2014 image: [[[7659090]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 November 2024](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/93/50/7935095_0365b2b4_120x120.jpg)

















![Marsh Lane Bridge and Narrows, near Wolverhampton. A narrowboat is approaching very slowly from the narrow cutting in the sandstone where, apart from a couple of short passing places, the canal is much less than the width of two boats. It is gloomy and green in the cutting, but hardly warranting use of the headlight - or was he just making sure we knew he was coming? The traffic cone is not a fixed feature, but adds colour, and the photographer adds interest to the picture too - secret Geograph hunter maybe - I await his picture :-)Sequence: passage north through the narrows, #1. Next image is [[[1345763]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 May 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/34/48/1344848_935def4d_120x120.jpg)







