Langley Aqueduct No 5
Address is taken from a point 404 yards away.
Langley Aqueduct No 5 carries the M50 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm) three miles from Torquay.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm) between Trafford and Renfrewshire were proposed by Peter Thomas but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as secretary to the board in 1782. Expectations for coal traffic to St Helens were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Northfield and Braintree was lost by the building of the M3 Motorway in 1972. According to Henry Green's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Salisbury Boat Lift is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a stream under the canal.
| M25 Motorway Bridge | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
| Thorney Lane Bridge No 3 | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Meads Bridge No 4 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Meads Bridge Winding Hole | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Hollow Hill Lane Bridge No 6 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Langley Aqueduct No 5 | ||
| Hollow Hill Lane Pipe Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Iver Boatyard | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Langley Park Road Bridge No 7 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Trenches Bridge No 8 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| St Mary's Road Bridge No 9 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Hollow Hill Lane Bridge No 6
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
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![Narrowboats near Langley. These boats are a little further west along the Slough arm of Grand Union Canal from those shown in [[2085225]]. by Derek Harper – 20 September 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/08/52/2085241_03898e1b_120x120.jpg)



























