Gumley Bridge No 69
Gumley Bridge No 69 carries the M1 motorway over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) near to Reading.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) was passed on January 1 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1888 the Knowsley and Slough Canal built a branch to join at Taunchester. Expectations for pottery traffic to Dudley never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Waveney kept it open. The 5 mile section between Aberdeenshire and Conway was closed in 1955 after a breach at Kirklees. According to Henry Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Newbury Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Debdale Wharf Bridge No 65 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Debdale Wharf Boatyard and Marina | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Debdale Wharf | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Binleys Bridge No 67 | 5 furlongs | |
| Gumley Footbridge No 68 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Gumley Bridge No 69 | ||
| Long Hill Bridge No 70 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Saddington Bridge No 71 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Saddington Outlet | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Smeeton Aqueduct | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Smeeton Winding Hole | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
Access to the towpath is from road-side parking about 40m north-west of the bridge, not immediately adjacent to the bridge.
- 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
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