Slough Arm

Slough Arm
The Slough Arm towpath at Yiewsley
Specifications
Locks1 stop gate
Statusnavigable
History
Principal engineerAlfred Walker
Date of act1879
Date completed1882
Date closed1960
Date restored1975
Geography
Start pointSlough
End pointCowley Peachey
Connects toGrand Union Canal
Slough Arm
River Thames
2.67 km minimum gap
Slough Basin
Wexham Road
 A412  Uxbridge Road
Middlegreen Road
St Mary's Road
 B470  Langley Park Road
Market Lane
 M25  Motorway
Colne Brook, aqueduct over
River Colne, aqueduct over
Fray's River, aqueduct over
Packet Boat Marina
Stop gates
Grand Union Canal

The Slough Arm is a short canal branch from the Grand Union Main Line to Slough in Berkshire (before 1974 in Buckinghamshire), England. It was originally opened to serve the brick-making industry. The last commercial traffic was carried in 1960, but as the plans to fill it in were opposed locally, the stretch was re-opened in 1975 and has remained in use since.