Lliffe Bridge No 45
Address is taken from a point 366 yards away.
Lliffe Bridge No 45 carries a farm track over the Ashby Canal (Main Line) near to Birmingham Inclined plane.
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Bates Bridge No 50 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Terrace Bridge No 49 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Dakins Bridge No 48 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Congerstone Bridge No 47 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Bridge No 46 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Lliffe Bridge No 45 | ||
| Carlton Bridge Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Carlton Bridge Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Carlton Bridge No 44 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Kings Bridge No 43 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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![The Ashby Canal and Iliffe Bridge near Congerstone. Bridge No 45 on the Ashby Canal between Carlton and Congerstone. The bridge carries a farm track between fields, and is purely a farmer's accommodation bridge with no public right of way.[[[2145679]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 June 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/14/56/2145690_70e8215f_120x120.jpg)

















![Ashby Canal: Reach near Congerstone. The canal runs almost exactly due east-west for about 500 metres along this reach, with the northings of the centre of the canal at either end being within 10 metres of one another. The Civil Parish boundary between Carlton and Congerstone crosses the canal along this stretch. [[3572127]] is visible in the distance. by Nigel Cox – 09 July 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/57/21/3572158_34a56ea8_120x120.jpg)






