2013
SP7256 : Drawbridge Number 5, Grand Union Canal, Northampton Arm
taken 12 years ago, near to Milton Malsor, West Northamptonshire, England
Drawbridge Number 5, Grand Union Canal, Northampton Arm
The Grand Union is a 137 mile (220km), 166 lock, 2 tunnel canal running between Brentford in London and Birmingham. It is the longest canal in Britain, and has 11 main arms and junctions. It takes over a week to navigate.
The Leicester arm branches off at Norton Junction and runs 66 miles long through 59 locks (including 2 staircase locks at Foxton) and 2 tunnels to Leicester where it continues into the River Soar.
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