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Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Troy Arm)

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The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Troy Arm) is a narrow canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal). It runs for 3½ furlongs from Troy Junction Towpath Bridge No 177A (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)) to Troy Wharf (which is a dead end).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Currently in private ownership.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "only navigable by advance arrangement"

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Grand Junction Canal

Troy Junction Towpath Bridge No 177A Junction with the private Troy Branch
Troy Cut - River Colne Junction Junction of the Troy Cut with the River Colne	¾ furlongs	0 locks
Troy Wharf End of navigation, no turning point.	3½ furlongs	0 locks

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Navigational Notes

External websites

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.

Wikipedia

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The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line starts in London and ends in Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks. It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton.

The Grand Union Canal was also the original name for part of what is now part of the Leicester Line of the modern Grand Union, which is now generally referred to as the Old Grand Union Canal to avoid ambiguity.

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