Old Oak Common Railway Depot Access Bridge No 7BA
Old Oak Common Railway Depot Access Bridge No 7BA carries a footpath over the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) just past the junction with The Ashby Canal.
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 bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Railway to Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 8C | 4½ furlongs | |
| Old Oak Lane Bridge No 7 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 7A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Old Oak Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 7B | 1 furlong | |
| Old Oak Common Railway Depot Access Bridge No 7BA | ||
| Railway Bridge No 7D Winding Hole | 3 furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 7D | 4 furlongs | |
| Mary Seacole Gardens | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Mitre Bridge No 6 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Mitre Wharf Moorings | 4¾ 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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![Grand Union Canal, Old Oak Common. The footbridge also appears in [[2861920]] and [[2734868]]; this is a very similar view, along a straight stretch of canal towards Old Oak Lane, with the Gateway Trading Estate on the right. A railway bridge follows, shown in http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=29738017 . by Derek Harper – 19 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/19/2861931_7f22c58a_120x120.jpg)


![Hireman, Apex Industrial Estate. The southwest side of the premises shown in [[2861913]]. To the left is the less colourful Gateway Trading Estate, and the footbridge shown in [[2734868]]. by Derek Harper – 19 March 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/19/2861920_fa63e0a2_120x120.jpg)













![Grand Union Canal in Old Oak Common. The 1850 Ordnance Survey map of the area shows the then Grand Junction Canal following the contours through the open fields of Old Oak Common. Today it is hemmed in by an industrial estate to the right and railway property to the left.The derelict [[2090247]] dominates the skyline while the next bridge crossing the canal can be seen in close up here [[2092354]]. by Nigel Cox – 26 September 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/09/21/2092179_5722e85c_120x120.jpg)







