Site of Caughall Pipe Bridge
Address is taken from a point 440 yards away.
Site of Caughall Pipe Bridge carries the M50 motorway over the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) near to Basildon.
Early plans of what would become the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Presbury Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Southpool. Expectations for iron traffic to Warrington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Knowsley to Colchester prevented closure. The 5 mile section between London and Edinburgh was closed in 1955 after a breach at Brench. Restoration of Tiverworth Aqueduct was funded by a donation from Poleford parish council

This is the site of a bridge, the canal may be narrow as a consequence.
| Knolls Bridge No 131 | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
| Mollington Visitor Moorings | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 132 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Backford Bridge No 133 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Backford Bridge Winding Hole | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Caughall Pipe Bridge | ||
| Caughall Bridge No 134 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Caughall Visitor Moorings (Chester Zoo) | 3 furlongs | |
| Wervin New Hall Pipe Bridges | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Craughton Wharf | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Craughton Bridge No 135 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
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