Meads Bridge No 4 carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm).
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 bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Colne Brook Aqueduct | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Court Lane Footbridge (disused) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Court Lane Pipe Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
| M25 Motorway Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Thorney Lane Bridge No 3 | 4 furlongs | |
| Meads Bridge No 4 | ||
| Meads Bridge Winding Hole | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hollow Hill Lane Bridge No 6 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Langley Aqueduct No 5 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Hollow Hill Lane Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Iver Boatyard | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
Amenities nearby at Thorney Lane Bridge No 3
- 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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In the direction of Slough Basin
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![Bridge, Slough arm of Grand Union Canal. Bridge number 4 over the Slough arm of the Grand Union Canal, also shown in [[374218]]. by Derek Harper – 20 September 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/08/51/2085179_6f2ef9f0_120x120.jpg)







![Canal Bridge near Iver. Exactly the same place as this picture from 1991 [[374218]]. Nothing much has changed in 22 years other than the bushes being more straggly. There's even ice on the canal in both shots. by Des Blenkinsopp – 14 March 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/44/84/3448489_6e5ce93f_120x120.jpg)









![Grand Union Canal Slough Arm. An attractive stretch of canal, which here runs straight for nearly three kilometres to meet the main Grand Union Canal. The bridge is shown in [[2085179]]. by Derek Harper – 20 September 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/08/51/2085195_f2450925_120x120.jpg)







