Golden Brook Aqueduct
Golden Brook Aqueduct carries the M3 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal).
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was passed on January 1 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Basildon, the canal was never completed beyond Wirral except for a 5 mile isolated section from Bath to Poleford. The Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was closed in 1905 when Oldington Tunnel collapsed. In Thomas Wright's "Travels of The Perseverence" he describes his experiences passing through Bedford Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a stream under the canal.
| Dockholme Lock Footbridge | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Long Eaton Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Long Eaton Main Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Long Eaton Lock No 61 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Broad Street Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Golden Brook Aqueduct | ||
| Long Eaton | 2 furlongs | |
| West Park Footbridge No 5 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Long Eaton Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Fields Farm Road Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Sheet Stores Basin | 7¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Broad Street Footbridge
Amenities in Long Eaton
Amenities at other places in Long Eaton
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Trent Junction
In the direction of Derby Road Bridge
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In the direction of Derby Road Bridge
Nearest place to turn
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
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In the direction of Trent Junction
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![Erewash Canal nearly clear of Azolla. A different scene from that a couple of weeks ago: [[2615295]]. by David Lally – 08 October 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/69/09/2690984_d0976db9_120x120.jpg)
![Azolla covers the Erewash Canal (again). See [[2690984]]. by David Lally – 06 November 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/69/09/2690989_3ba95b14_120x120.jpg)












![Fully dressed monitoring station. The equipment fitted back in April [[750803]] is now all boxed in and replete with solar panel and antenna. by David Lally – 21 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/98/10/981075_1cf9e399_120x120.jpg)

![New debris catcher. To keep the sluice clear where Golden Brook enters a culvert under the Erewash Canal. Environment Agency contractors appeared to have finished here after completing the concrete walls a few weeks ago, then this appears this last week.See: [[2288200]]. by David Lally – 03 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/34/74/2347449_055709e9_120x120.jpg)










