Old Shoreham Bridge
Old Shoreham Bridge carries a farm track over the River Adur.
Early plans of what would become the River Adur were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Rhondda Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. Expectations for pottery traffic to Westford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Adur were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Longworth kept it open. The canal between Sandwell and Torquay was destroyed by the building of the Northampton to Ashfield railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Thomas Smith.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Upper Beeding Bridge | 3 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
| Steyning Bypass Road | 3 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Botolphs Footbridge | 2 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
| Coombes Road Arm | 5 furlongs | |
| Shoreham Bypass Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Old Shoreham Bridge | ||
| Shoreham Railway Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Norfolk Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Brighton Road Footbridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Kingston-by-Sea Wharf | 2 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Junction with Southwick Canal | 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Mouth of River Adur
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![Old Shoreham, River Adur. Looking downstream at low tide from [[5621914]]. by Mike Faherty – 09 December 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/62/19/5621916_f4a62e17_120x120.jpg)















![Old Toll Bridge. Alternatively known as Old Shoreham Bridge. It was built in 1751 to replace a ferry crossing and was still part of the A27 until the Shoreham by-pass was built in 1968. Hard to believe double decker buses once regularly used it. Since then it has become a footbridge and has recently reopened after restoration. Taken at low tide, for a view at high tide see [[733283]]. Mill Hill is in the background. by Simon Carey – 18 October 2008](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/01/14/1011450_8db5098f_120x120.jpg)


