River Brent Aqueduct carries the M2 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) near to Eastcorn Locks.
The Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) was built by John Longbotham and opened on January 1 1876. Orginally intended to run to Birmingham, the canal was never completed beyond Longcester. Expectations for limestone traffic to Stockton-on-Tees never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) was closed in 1955 when Oldley Cutting collapsed. According to Henry Smith's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Teignbridge Boat Lift is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a river under the canal.
| Ealing Road Bridge No 11 | 7 furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 11A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Hazel Grove Footbridge No 11AA | 5½ furlongs | |
| Carlyon Footbridge No 11B | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Northfield Industrial Estate Footbridge No 11C | ¾ furlongs | |
| River Brent Aqueduct | ||
| North Circular Road Aqueduct | ¼ furlongs | |
| Willings Bridge No 10 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Abbey Road Pipe Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Waxlow Road Pipe Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Steele Road Service Mooring | 7 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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![Glimpse of River Brent from canal towpath. The canal here is high above the surrounding land and this river. Photo taken from northern end of aqueduct over the North Circular road. The river runs between the hotel shown on the right of [[3046040]] and industrial buildings. by David Hawgood – 20 April 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/44/52/4445279_3464c2a2_120x120.jpg)


![North Circular Road. Fairly light traffic today on the A406 taken from the [[3046021]] by Glyn Baker – 18 July 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/04/60/3046040_4d405276_120x120.jpg)

![A406 Aqueduct. This is the aqueduct over the [[3046040]], see also [[3046021]] by Glyn Baker – 18 July 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/04/60/3046030_4c82cefb_120x120.jpg)

![North Circular Aqueduct. Here the Grand Union Canal passes over the A406 [[3046040]] you can see the reciprocal view at [[3046030]]. The Middlesex Coat of Arms on the island is a salutary lesson in not believing everything you are taught in school! Being an Essex lad I was taught “our†coat of arms was three seaxes and that of Middlesex was three landaxes. This turns out to be patent rubbish as the curved notched sword of the Saxons is a seaxe be it of the East or Middle variety. The difference in the heraldry is simply the addition of a crown for the Middlesex arms granted in 1910. The Essex arms although in common use for very long time were not granted officially until 1932. by Glyn Baker – 18 July 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/04/60/3046021_9dd49000_120x120.jpg)






![A406 North Circular Road.. Picture taken from Grand Union Canal Aqueduct at Alperton/Harlesden. The A406 North Circular Road is shown, it is unusually busy for a Sunday afternoon. The queues are heading towards the Hanger Lane Gyratory.This photo is a companion photo to these ones. [[16156]] [[310337]] by Danny P Robinson – 06 May 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/42/84/428462_35bcfeaf_120x120.jpg)



![Aqueduct on the Paddington Branch of the Grand Union Canal. The aqueduct carries the canal over the River Brent and the North Circular Road - see [[4713241]] for the view from the left of the photo. by Rod Allday – 16 October 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/71/32/4713237_dcc1cd23_120x120.jpg)



![Travelodge hotel on the North Circular Road at Park Royal. Viewed from the canal aqueduct [[4713237]] by Rod Allday – 16 October 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/71/32/4713241_47a3391d_120x120.jpg)
