Rowton Bridge No 120 carries a footpath over the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) between Southcester and Northley.
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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring). North of the bridge are rings and hard concrete edge convenient for the Cheshire Cat pub / Restaurant. Be careful to leave the (marked) reserved length for the trip-boat for people with disabilities that operates from here.
There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Faulkner's Bridge No 116 | 2 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Salmons Bridge No 117 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| Davies Bridge No 118 | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Egg Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
| Egg Bridge No 119 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Rowton Bridge No 120 | ||
| Cheshire Cat PH | 1 furlong | |
| Quarry Bridge Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Quarry Bridge No 121 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Christleton Visitor Moorings | 4½ furlongs | |
| Costa Coffee (Christleton) | 5 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
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