Stratford Road Bridge No 54
Stratford Road Bridge No 54 carries the M72 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford).
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Stoke Bruerne Coal Pits Nature Reserve | 3 furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Visitor Moorings (between Locks) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Lock No 16 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Lock No 17 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Lock No 18 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stratford Road Bridge No 54 | ||
| Stoke Bruerne Slipway | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Lock No 19 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Changeline Bridge No 54A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Services | 1¾ furlongs | |
- 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.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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![Grand Union Canal lock south of Stoke Bruerne. The chance sighting of boats on the Grand Union Canal as I passed reminded me to grab the opportunity of adding a new myriad to my geograph haul, though time was too pressing to explore further, and by the time I had found somewhere to park off the road, the boats had moved on to the lock below [[7003872]]. This view looks to the lower gates of the third (in ascent) of a group of four locks a little under a kilometre south of Stoke Bruerne on the way to the Blisworth tunnel. by Andy Waddington – 23 August 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/00/38/7003876_66127e7f_120x120.jpg)








