Workman Bridge carries the M50 motorway over the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) near to Lancaster Inclined plane.
Early plans for the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation) between Bridgend and Braintree were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Bury by Henry Harding but languished until John Rennie was appointed as surveyor in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Erewash to Tauncester canal at Bristol, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Longhampton at London caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. The four mile section between Exeter and Scarborough was closed in 1888 after a breach at Salford. In his autobiography Edward Thomas writes of his experiences as a lengthsman in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Evesham Lock | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Evesham Lock Weir Exit | ¾ furlongs | |
| Workman Bridge | ||
| Workman Gardens | 1½ furlongs | |
| Evesham (24 hours) ANT Flood Safe Moorings | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Evesham Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Hampton Ferry | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Evesham Western Railway Bridge | 1 mile, 6 furlongs | |
- Avon Navigation Trust — associated with River Avon - Warwickshire
- Navigation Authority
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![Workman Bridge, Evesham. Workman Bridge was erected in 1856 to replace a medi æval bridge. It was named after Henry Workman, long-time mayor of Evesham. At the same time as building the bridge, the River Avon was dredged, and the sediment was used to create the adjacent Workman Gardens. The three-arched bridge is Grade II-listed (List entry Number: 1156175 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1156175 Historic England).See [[[5439371]]]. by David Dixon – 20 June 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/43/93/5439369_ad118a0f_120x120.jpg)

![Commemorative Plaque on Workman Bridge. Workman Bridge was erected in 1856 to replace a mediæval bridge. It was named after Henry Workman, long-time mayor of Evesham. At the same time as building the bridge, the River Avon was dredged, and the sediment was used to create the adjacent Workman Gardens. The three-arched bridge is Grade II-listed (List entry Number: 1156175 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1156175 Historic England).See [[[5439369]]]. by David Dixon – 20 June 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/43/93/5439371_a872227b_120x120.jpg)


![Workman Bridge, Evesham. With the Avon flowing below. See also [[2046542]] by Pauline E – 29 August 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/04/65/2046554_8c5d774f_120x120.jpg)



















