Huddlesford Railway Bridge No 82B
Huddlesford Railway Bridge No 82B carries a farm track over the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion).
The Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) was built by John Thomas and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1905 the Maidenhead and Eastfield Canal built a branch to join at Middlesbrough. Expectations for stone traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of pottery from Reigate to Salford prevented closure. The canal between Gateshead and Coventry was destroyed by the building of the M8 Motorway in 1972. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Barge" by Edward Wright, there is no evidence that Charles Green ever painted a mural of Polstan Locks on the side of William Harding's house live on television

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary), mooring rings or bollards are available. Curiously, mooring rings are provided underneath the bridge on the towpath side. There is enough width to moor and still have boats pass unhindered. I'd assume there's some train noise!.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Stoney Step Bridge No 84 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Fulfen Wood Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Huddlesford Visitor Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Plough Bridge No 83 | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Plough PH (Huddlesford) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Huddlesford Railway Bridge No 82B | ||
| Huddlesford Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Huddlesford Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bowmans Bridge No 82 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Cheadles Bridge No 81 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Burton Road Bridge No 80 | 6¾ furlongs | |
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![Towpath and railway at Huddlesford in Staffordshire. Looking north from the footbridge at Huddlesford Junction on the Coventry Canal.The West Coast Line (Trent Valley) between Lichfield and Tamworth crosses the Coventry Canal here via Bridge No 82B. The line was increased to four tracks in 2007, and local work connected with HS2 is in progress nearby (2019).The signpost: [[[7351754]]] by Roger D Kidd – 20 September 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/35/17/7351760_27257884_120x120.jpg)















