Slipe Lane Bridge No 49
Slipe Lane Bridge No 49 carries the road from Tiverhampton to Southfield over the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee).
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) was passed on 17 September 1888 the same day as that of The Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Expectations for iron traffic to Northcorn never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1972 the canal became famous when Cecil Wood made a model of Runton Tunnel out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Barbury Aqueduct.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 88 feet long, 15 feet and 9 inches wide, 7 feet and 8 inches high and 5 feet and 11 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 7 feet and 8 inches high.
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Cheshunt Winding Hole | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Cheshunt Lock No 9 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Fishers Green Footbridge No 47A | 7 furlongs | |
| Aqueduct Lock No 8 | 3 furlongs | |
| River Lee Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
| Slipe Lane Bridge No 49 | ||
| King's Weir Entrance | ¾ furlongs | |
| Old Nazeing Road Arm | 1 mile | |
| Broxbourne Cruising Club | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Broxbourne Mill Lane Arm | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Broxbourne Bridge No 51 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
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