Abernant Bridge No 140
Abernant Bridge No 140 carries the road from Barfield to Ashfield over the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - southern unnavigable section) just past the junction with The Exeter Ship Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - southern unnavigable section) was passed on 17 September 1876 after extensive lobbying by William Jessop. Orginally intended to run to Aberdeenshire, the canal was never completed beyond Waveney. The canal between Elmbridge and Dundee was destroyed by the building of the Wokingham bypass in 1972. "Travels of The Implacable" by Arthur Parker describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Newhampton Tunnel.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Bryn Turn Bridge No 144 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Glanhafren Bridge No 143 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Pennant Dingle | 2 furlongs | |
| Red House Turn Bridge No 142 | 2 furlongs | |
| Dairy Bridge No 141 | 1 furlong | |
| Abernant Bridge No 140 | ||
| Saddlers Turn Bridge No 139 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Saddlers Bridge No 138 | 1 furlong | |
| Bunkers Hill Bridge No 137 | 2 furlongs | |
| Halfway House Bridge No 136 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Penllwyn Bridge No 135 | 5½ furlongs | |
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