Hinksford Lock Bridge No 39 carries the road from Newcorn to Oldford over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) near to Dudley.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) was built by John Longbotham and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Exeter Ship Canal at Huntingdon the canal ran for 23 miles to Newbury. The canal between Gateshead and Lisburn was destroyed by the building of the Coventry bypass in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Thomas Harding swam through Chester Embankment in 17 minutes to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Greensforge Wharf Services | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Hinksford Bridge No 38 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hinksford Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Heart of England Narrowboats Hire Base | 2 furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Hinksford Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hinksford Lock Bridge No 39 | ||
| Hinksford Lock No 17 | a few yards | |
| Swindon Visitor Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Swindon Bridge No 40 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Swindon Lock Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Swindon Lock No 18 | 3 furlongs | |
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![Hinksford Lock Bridge and Lock in Staffordshire. Hinksford Lock Bridge is No 39 across the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The bridge carries a public footpath and the Monarch's Way long distance path follows the towpath between Stourton and The Bratch.The lock provides a fall (or rise) of 7ft 9in (about 2·4 metres).See also [[[6835507]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/83/55/6835503_92348204_120x120.jpg)
![Hinksford Lock Bridge and Lock in Staffordshire. Hinksford Lock Bridge is No 39 across the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. The bridge carries a public footpath and the Monarch's Way long distance path follows the towpath between Stourton and The Bratch.The lock provides a fall (or rise) of 7ft 9in (about 2·4 metres).See also [[[6835503]]] by Roger D Kidd – 29 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/83/55/6835507_6c2b03dd_120x120.jpg)

![Hinksford Lock Bridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. Another view:- [[1673189]]. by P L Chadwick – 22 December 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/31/1673190_df2c7804_120x120.jpg)




![Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal - Hinksford Lock Bridge No. 39 sign. All the canal bridges on the canal were given numbers and names, and also signs to record these. No. 1 is the first bridge at the canal's start in Stourport-on-Severn. By the time the canal reached Hinksford Lock Bridge, the numbers had reached 39. [[1673190]]. by P L Chadwick – 22 December 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/67/31/1673194_d3df71ef_120x120.jpg)
















