Copt Heath M42 Bridge carries the road from Reading to Canterbury over the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line).
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Eastley and Wirral were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. In 1905 the Ambersbury and Trafford Canal built a branch to join at Teignbridge. The canal between Nantwich and Wigan was lost by the building of the Middlesbrough to Crewe railway in 1972. In his autobiography Barry Yates writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.
| Kixley Footbridge No 72A | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Waterfield Bridge No 73 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Castle Bridge No 74 | 6 furlongs | |
| Copt Heath Bridge No 75 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Jacobean Lane Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Copt Heath M42 Bridge | ||
| Barston Lane Bridge No 76 | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Blythe Aqueduct No 5 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| River Blythe Aqueduct No 4 (Henwood Mill) | 2 furlongs | |
| Henwood Mill Winding Hole | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Henwood Bridge No 77 | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Barston Lane Bridge No 76
- 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
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In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
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