Hazelhurst Bridge No 1 carries the road from Basildon to Macclesfield over the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch).
The Act of Parliament for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) was passed on January 1 1835 after extensive lobbying by Thomas Telford. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Norwich to Newcastle-under-Lyme canal at Teignbridge, the difficulty of tunneling under Southend caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Boggin instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Knowsley and Ipswich was obliterated by the building of the M2 Motorway in 2001. In William Wood's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Barcester Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Hazelhurst Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Bridge No 1 | ||
| Bratts Bridge No 2 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Bratts Bridge Winding Hole | 2 furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Bridge Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Turnover Bridge No 3 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hazelhurst Aqueduct | 3¾ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
- Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
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![Signpost at canal junction. This signpost is at the junction of the main Caldon Canal and the Leek arm. If we look at Andy Beecroft's picture ([[136969]]) taken in 2004 or Roger Kidd's ([[600718]]) taken in 2007, we can see that it is missing, so it must be quite a modern addition. by Jonathan Kington – 20 August 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/45/51/1455156_7888088f_120x120.jpg)



![Disused side pond, Hazelhurst Top Lock [no 35]. The Caldon Canal's three Hazelhurst locks replaced a staircase of three locks in 1841. Side ponds save water, by holding some of the water when a lock is emptied. by Christine Johnstone – 22 September 2020](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/64/48/6644828_cbbcc4ff_120x120.jpg)










![Caldon Canal at Hazelhurst Junction, Staffordshire. To the right is the branch to Leek (this was the new main line route opened by 1800). This turns left and crosses over the main line at Hazelhurst Aqueduct about six hundred metres ahead. Straight ahead, down a flight of three locks, is the main line to Froghall, opened in 1841 replacing the circa 1800 line. An extension to Uttoxeter opened in 1811 only lasted until the late 1840s before being replaced by a railway.August 2004 [[[136969]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 May 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/49/66/2496665_83a4d1fc_120x120.jpg)



