Lapley Wood Bridge No 17 
Address is taken from a point 1207 yards away.
Lapley Wood Bridge No 17 carries a footpath over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) a few kilometres from Dover.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. It's possible to moor on either side of the bridge.
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Skew Bridge No 15 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Broomhall Bridge No 16 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Belvide Reservoir Feeder | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stretton Aqueduct | 1 mile | |
| Stretton Boatyard | 7½ furlongs | |
| Lapley Wood Bridge No 17 | ||
| Wheaton Aston Bridge No 18 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Lock No 2 | 4 furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Services | 5 furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
| Wheaton Aston Visitor Moorings (south) | 5¾ furlongs | |
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To Gnosall from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Wednesday the 12th of September, 2018
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![Lapley Wood bridge [no 17], reflected. Looking north. The bridge now carries the Staffordshire Way over the Shropshire Union canal. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/37/7513787_ae854126_120x120.jpg)












![Lapley Wood bridge. From the northwest, the opposite side to that seen in [[3396034]], and a rather warmer day to boot. by Richard Law – 05 May 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/71/3977138_d098bdca_120x120.jpg)







