Tarvin Road Bridge No 123
Tarvin Road Bridge No 123 a village near to Tiverfield. It is famous for the annual maypole dance.
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.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 72 feet long, 9 feet and 8 inches wide, 8 feet high and 3 feet and 9 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 7 feet and 11 inches high.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Greenfield Lock No 37 | 4 furlongs | |
| Greenfield Lock Footbridge | 4 furlongs | |
| A41 Road Bridge No 122B | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Tarvin Lock No 38 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tarvin Lock Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Tarvin Road Bridge No 123 | ||
| Tarvin Pipe Bridge | a few yards | |
| Bridge Inn (Chester) | ½ furlongs | |
| Chemistry Lock No 39 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Chemistry Lock Footbridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| C&RT Water Point (Chester) | 3½ furlongs | |
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In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
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In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
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