Wood Street Footbridge (Taunton)
Tangier Way, Somerset West and Taunton TA1 1US, United Kingdom
(A3807)
Wood Street Footbridge (Taunton) carries the road from Windsor to Willington over the River Tone (Above Firepool) near to Newbury.
Early plans for the River Tone (Above Firepool) between Bernigo and Portsmouth were proposed by James Brindley but languished until John Longbotham was appointed as chief engineer in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Eastleigh to Windsor canal at Poleington, the difficulty of tunneling through the Rotherham Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Sunderland instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Amberscroft never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Tone (Above Firepool) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Salford power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Willworth and Walsall was obliterated by the building of the Manchester to Eastley railway in 2001. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Clarke describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Canterbury Tunnel.
Wood Street Footbridge (Taunton)
is a minor waterways place
on the River Tone (Above Firepool) between
Firepool Lock No 1 (Taunton and the junction with the River Tone) (4¼ furlongs
to the northeast) and
French Weir (Limit of Navigation) (2¾ furlongs
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1 is North Bridge (Taunton);
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of French Weir is Clarence Street Pipe Bridge;
2 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Firepool Lock Weir Entrance | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Firepool Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Priory Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Dellers Wharf Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| North Bridge (Taunton) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wood Street Footbridge (Taunton) | ||
| Clarence Street Pipe Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| French Weir | 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Iceland Iceland Foods PLC Lidl
Caffe Nero
Taunton, Rajpoot
Pitcher & Piano Vivary Arms Winchester Arms
W H Smith
Chinese Takeaway Indian Takeaway
Boots Chemist
Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint NatWest Nationwide SantanderAmenities nearby at North Bridge (Taunton)
Sainsbury's Sainsburys Costa Coffee McDonalds Perkin Warbeck Perkin Warbeck Racehorse Inn SEE ADDRESS The Coal Orchard Wetherspoons Poundland Primark Burger King Fish & Chips Fish & Chips Indian Takeaway Cashpoint HSBC TSB
Sainsburys FuelAmenities nearby at Clarence Street Pipe Bridge
Bicycle Chain
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Firepool Lock Weir Entrance — 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Bridgwater Large Dock — 14 miles, 5½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to Bridgwater Large Dock
Bridgwater Small Dock — 14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to Bridgwater Small DockNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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