Harkers Bridge No 23 carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) near to Newport Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1876 but problems with Swansea Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Conway and Rhondda Canal built a branch to join at Nantwich. The four mile section between Southton and Northcorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Eastworth. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Henry Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ambersford Aqueduct.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Downholland Winding Hole | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Downholland Cross Bridge No 20A | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Downholland Hall Swing Bridge No 21 (disused) | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Haskayne Bridge No 21A | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Ship Bridge No 22 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Harkers Bridge No 23 | ||
| Halsall Hill Bridge No 24 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Halsall Hill Bridge Winding Hole | 4 furlongs | |
| Halsall Aqueduct No 9 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Halsall Warehouse Bridge Winding Hole | 7 furlongs | |
| Halsall Warehouse Bridge No 25 | 7¼ furlongs | |
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![Harker's Bridge [no 23] from the south-west. Carrying Plex Lane over the Leeds & Liverpool canal. The vertical white line on the bridge arch marks the centre of the navigation. by Christine Johnstone – 24 May 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/89/70/6897079_6e48f64b_120x120.jpg)


























