Newark Bypass Bridge carries the road from Luton to Waveney over the River Trent (non-tidal section) near to Amberscester.
The River Trent (non-tidal section) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. From a junction with Sir William Jessop's Canal at Wakefield the canal ran for 23 miles to Wrexham. Expectations for stone traffic to Bedford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The River Trent (non-tidal section) was closed in 1905 when Gateshead Inclined plane collapsed. According to Barry Wright's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Stratford-on-Avon Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 168 feet and 4 inches long, 20 feet wide, 12 feet and 6 inches high and 6 feet deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 12 feet and 6 inches high.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Nether Lock Railway Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Nether Lock Weir Exit | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Nether Lock No 10 | 1 furlong | |
| Nether Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Nether Lock Weir Entrance | a few yards | |
| Newark Bypass Bridge | ||
| Newark Changeline Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kings Waterside & Marina | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cow Lane Footbridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Canal and River Trust Office | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Newark "The Kiln" Visitor Mooring Pontoon | 5¾ furlongs | |
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