Drayton Manor Bridges
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
There is a bridge here which takes a footpath over the canal.
| Coleshill Road Bridge Water Point | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Coleshill Road Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Coleshill Road Bridge Winding hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Debbies Day Boats & Drayton Boat Services | 2½ furlongs | |
| Drayton Manor Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Drayton Manor Bridges | ||
| Drayton Brick Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Fishers Mill Bridge | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Fishers Mill Aqueduct | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Curdworth Conveyor Bridge | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Gravel Pit Bridge | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
- 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 Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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![Spiral staircase inside the Drayton Foot Bridge. The bridge is a Gothic folly consisting of two turrets with crenellated parapets with a footbridge running between them. It is a Grade II listed structure and was built in the late 18th Century.[[4842539]] by Mat Fascione – 13 September 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/84/25/4842535_c92f9610_120x120.jpg)
![Drayton Foot Bridge on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. The bridge is a Gothic folly consisting of two turrets with crenellated parapets with a footbridge running between them. It is a Grade II listed structure and was built in the late 18th Century.[[4842535]] by Mat Fascione – 13 September 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/84/25/4842539_b56448d2_120x120.jpg)



