Red Bridge No 77 carries a footpath over the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) near to Presstone Locks.
The Act of Parliament for the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from Thomas Harding who owned land in the area. Orginally intended to run to Tivercorn, the canal was never completed beyond Wrexham. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlechester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - connected and navigable) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Stoke-on-Trent kept it open. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Henry Jones.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Queen's Head Bridge No 76 | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Queen's Head Bridge No 76A | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Aston Top Lock No 5 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Aston Middle Lock No 6 | 5 furlongs | |
| Aston Bottom Lock No 7 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Red Bridge No 77 | ||
| Park Mill Bridge Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Park Mill Bridge No 78 | 3 furlongs | |
| Maesbury Marsh Visitor Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| The Navigation Inn (Maesbury) | 7 furlongs | |
| Maesbury Marsh Bridge No 79 | 7 furlongs | |
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![Red Bridge [No 77], Montgomery Canal. Not used by vehicles, so the canal restorers rebuilt the abutment but replaced the missing parapet with a fence. by Christine Johnstone – 18 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/38/5183830_01e270c0_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge 77 on the Montgomery canal. This partially restored bridge has lost much of its side walls which have been replaced with a post & rail fence so that it can be used by farm animals.[[[046892]]] by John Haynes – 05 May 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/94/58/4945837_554d9ad5_120x120.jpg)












![Lock-keeper's hut, Aston bottom lock [No 3]. Clearly rebuilt when the Montgomery Canal was restored, but no longer used. by Christine Johnstone – 18 September 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/18/38/5183817_d7322371_120x120.jpg)


![Commemorative Plaque, Montgomery Canal, West Felton. On the towpath at Aston Bottom lock, actually just over the boundary in the Owestry parish.The mile marker above is shown in [[7655948]].Inscription:This milestone was provided and erected by theTrent and Mersey Canal Societywhose members helped to restore this section of canalMilestone Society National ID: MGY-05p by Mr Red – 17 October 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/65/59/7655947_ca566444_120x120.jpg)
![Mile Marker, Montgomery Canal, West Felton. On the towpath at Aston Bottom lock, actually just over the boundary in the Owestry parish.The plaque below is shown in [[7655947]].Inscription: Newtown / 30 / Miles // Welsh / Frankton / 5 / Miles // Montgomery / Canal // MWRT / 1984Milestone Society National ID: MGY-05R by Mr Red – 17 October 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/65/59/7655948_dd33c220_120x120.jpg)







