Knighton Bridge No 46 carries the M4 motorway over the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Dundee and Reigate.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Shebdon Visitor Moorings | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Shebdon Embankment | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Shebdon Farm Aqueduct | 4½ furlongs | |
| Knighton Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Newport Road Bridge No 45 | ½ furlongs | |
| Knighton Bridge No 46 | ||
| Black Flat Bridge No 47 | 2 furlongs | |
| Park Heath Bridge No 48 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Park Heath Wharf | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Hazeldines Bridge No 49 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Soudley Bridge No 50 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
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