Northgate Railway Bridge No 123K carries the road from Exeter to Sumerlease over the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) near to Bury.
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Northgate Visitor Moorings | 3 furlongs | |
| Northgate Bridge No 123G | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bridge of Sighs No 123H | 1½ furlongs | |
| St Martin's Way Bridge No 123J | ½ furlongs | |
| Northgate Staircase Locks Nos 41 to 43 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Northgate Railway Bridge No 123K | ||
| Former Route to River Dee | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tower Wharf Bridge No 123L | ¼ furlongs | |
| Telford's Warehouse PH | ½ furlongs | |
| Tower Wharf Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Taylor's Boatyard Drydock | 1¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Northgate Staircase Locks Nos 41 to 43
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