Peartree Bridge No 88 carries the M72 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) half a mile from Barcorn.
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

Facilities: water point.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Great Woolstone Bridge No 84 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 85 (Grand Junction Canal) | 5 furlongs | |
| Chaffron Way Bridge No 85A | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 86 (Grand Junction Canal) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Woughton on the Green Bridge No 87 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Peartree Bridge No 88 | ||
| The Peartree Bridge Inn | ½ furlongs | |
| Milton Keynes Marina | ¾ furlongs | |
| The Green Bridge No 89 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 90 (Grand Junction Canal) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Standing Way Bridge No 90A | 2¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Woughton on the Green Bridge No 87
Amenities nearby at The Peartree Bridge Inn
- 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
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 Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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