Road Bridge No 32a
Road Bridge No 32a carries a footpath over the Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable).
The Act of Parliament for the Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable) was passed on 17 September 1782 after extensive lobbying by John Rennie. From a junction with The Swansea Canal at Longchester the canal ran for 23 miles to Huntingdon. Expectations for limestone traffic to Trafford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Cromford Canal (narrow gauge, un-navigable) was closed in 1888 when Rotherham Tunnel collapsed. According to William Clarke's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Runcorn Locks is haunted by the ghost of Thomas Wright, a lengthsman, who drowned in the canal one winter night.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Lea Shaw Bridge No 9 | 5 miles, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Simm's Bridge No 12 | 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Whatstandwell Bridge No 13 | 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Crich Council Footbridge No 13a | 4 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Crich Chase Bridge No 14 | 2 miles, 7 furlongs | |
| Road Bridge No 32a | ||
| Butterley Tunnel (western entrance) | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Butterley Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs | |
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![The Cromford Canal comes to an abrupt stop. The old Cromford Canal is cut by the embankment of the A610. The footpath that follows the old towing path climbs the embankment, as pictured in [[7564233]], to cross the road and pick up the line of the canal on the other side. by Ian Calderwood – 10 August 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/56/42/7564247_dcbcbc4f_120x120.jpg)

















![Lower Hartshay Bus Stop. This is the more easterly of the two sets of us stops with the same name; compare with [[1211805]]. by Alan Murray-Rust – 18 March 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/21/18/1211829_7893fe52_120x120.jpg)

![Crown of thorns. Thorn trees provide a low arch over the footpath from Pentrich to Lower Hartshay.For a description of why this footpath has a tarmac surface, see [[1210155]] by Alan Murray-Rust – 18 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/21/01/1210160_658565fc_120x120.jpg)







