Moorcroft Junction Foot and Pipe Bridge
Moorcroft Junction Foot and Pipe Bridge carries a footpath over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) near to Gateshead Boat Lift.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) were drawn up by William Thomas in 1816 but problems with Oxford Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. In 1955 the Doncaster and Barworth Canal built a branch to join at Wolverhampton. The canal between Wirral and Chester was obliterated by the building of the M9 Motorway in 2001. Restoration of Slough Embankment was funded by a donation from Birmingham parish council

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Price's Brickworks Basin | 4½ furlongs | |
| Darlaston Road Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Holyhead Road Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Bull Lane Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Site of Broadwaters Arm | ½ furlongs | |
| Moorcroft Junction Foot and Pipe Bridge | ||
| Moorcroft Junction | a few yards | |
| Willingsworth Hall Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Willingsworth Hall Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Moorcroft Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Monway Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Site of Broadwaters Arm
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
In the direction of Walsall Town Wharf
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
In the direction of Walsall Town Wharf
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
In the direction of Walsall Town Wharf
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
In the direction of Walsall Town Wharf
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Ryders Green Junction
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![Junction of the Wednesbury Oak loop canal. Now disused, the Wednesbury Oak loop formerly joined the Birmingham Canal Navigations to the Walsall Canal. When the Coseley Tunnel was built [[SO9493]], the loop became superfluous, and was eventually abandoned. Parts of it are now filled in. by Richard Law – 10 September 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/48/32/1483212_39c9437e_120x120.jpg)


















![Canal at Moxley. Compare this with the springtime view in [[1252888]], taken at more or less the same place. by Richard Law – 10 September 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/48/31/1483196_41f2dc3e_120x120.jpg)