Charlton Road Bridge No 24 carries the M3 motorway over the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal near to Newcastle-under-Lyme Inclined plane.
Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Hyde Lane Road Bridge No 28 | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hyde Lane Motorway Bridge | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| St Michael Road Bridge No 27 | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Ryesland Way Field Bridge No 26 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Foxhole Lane Field Bridge No 25 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Charlton Road Bridge No 24 | ||
| Charlton Road Narrows | 1 furlong | |
| Taunton Vale Field Bridge No 23 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston No 2 Field Bridge No 22 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Main Road Bridge No 21 | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Lower Durston Swing Bridge No 20 | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Foxhole Lane Field Bridge No 25
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In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
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