After nearly a mile from Sandy Hill Bridge the next bridge crossing is reached at Broad Oak.
This is another of the original single-arch red-brick bridges built c1792. This one was extensively restored in 1980 by the canal Society.
Since then there has been some slight settling of the ground which has resulted in some cracking of the downstream parapet.
This has resulted in the loss of some of the parapet's half-round capping bricks which had been made to special order for the 1980 rebuild. However they may have fallen from the bridge and be buried in the canal.
Fortunately the other side of the bridge is still undamaged.
The lane known as Broad Oak ends just before the bridge, so only a footpath now crosses the canal here.
The path leads to several walks through the surrounding woods.
The canal continues onwards with the next bridge, that over the Odiham Bypass just less than half a mile away.
