Greens Lock Footbridge carries a farm track 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 bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Station Road Bridge (Ilkeston) | 7 furlongs | |
| Potter's Lock No 69 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Potter's Lock Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above Greens Lock | ½ furlongs | |
| Greens Lock No 68 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Greens Lock Footbridge | ||
| Gallows Inn Lock No 67 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Nottingham Road Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Gallows Inn Playing Field Visitor Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Hallam Fields Lock Winding Hole | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hallam Fields Lock No 66 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
- 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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![Bridge no 18 from Greens Lock [no 68]. Carrying Green Lane [a public footpath] over the Erewash Canal, in Larklands, Ilkeston. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/50/6185097_245417f7_120x120.jpg)






!['No swimming' notice at Greens Lock [no 68]. The Erewash Canal at Larklands, Ilkeston. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/50/6185093_e62d4919_120x120.jpg)

![Greens Lock [no 68], Erewash Canal. The lock is full and the top gates are open, ready for a boat to enter. In the foreground are two metal 'grooves' in the lock wing walls. This is where stop planks can be slotted in, to form a temporary dam across the canal. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/62/6186252_a3fd77cd_120x120.jpg)

















![Towpath barrier, Erewash Canal, Larklands. The towpath forms part of the Erewash valley cycle trail. The gate [and bollard] is designed to let pedal bikes through, but not motorbikes. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/51/6185105_16913045_120x120.jpg)

