Electric Wharf Footbridge carries the M50 motorway over the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) near to Oldchester Cutting.
Early plans of what would become the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) were drawn up by Oliver Hunter in 1835 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Ashfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) was closed in 1888 when Wesscroft Tunnel collapsed. Despite the claim in "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Arthur Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Clarke ever painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of John Parker's house live on television

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| William Henry Bridge Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
| William Henry Bridge No 3 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Cash's Hundred Houses | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Cash's Lane Bridge No 2 | 3 furlongs | |
| Cash's Lane Pipe Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Electric Wharf Footbridge | ||
| Pipe Bridge by Electric Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin) | 2 furlongs | |
| Leicester Row Bridge No 1 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin Services | 2½ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin Winding Point | 2¾ furlongs | |
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![Coventry Canal, looking towards the Daimler Powerhouse and Electric Wharf. The red brick building on the left hand side is the Daimler Powerhouse, which was built in 1907 to provide a reliable source of electric power to the nearby Daimler factory on Sandy Lane (see [[[6914781]]]). After the second world war it was converted into a forklift testing space for Coventry Climax, who designed the first British forklift truck in 1946. More recently still, it became the home of Imagineer Productions, creators of the giant Lady Godiva puppet seen here [[[6823538]]]. It has now been restored as an arts and performance space. See this article by the Coventry Society https://news.coventrysociety.org.uk/2019/05/21/the-daimler-powerhouse-one-of-coventrys-hidden-industrial-gems/ . Beyond the bend of the canal can be seen Electric Wharf, a mixed housing and business development which reuses some of the buildings of the Sandy Lane power station. This was Coventry's first power station, which was built by the city corporation and began providing power in 1895. It operated until 1972 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_power_stations . by A J Paxton – 26 August 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/94/95/6949514_d910d828_120x120.jpg)



