At the beginning of the 1790s, the Navigation faced calls for a bypass of the river at Nottingham, where the passage past Trent Bridge was dangerous, and the threat of a canal running parallel to the river, which was proposed by the Erewash and the Trent and Mersey Canal companies.
Ao principio da década de 1790, a navegación realizou peticións para un desvío do río en Nottingham, onde o paso trala ponte Trent era perigoso, e a ameaza do canal que corre paralelo ao río, que foi proposto por Erewash e as compañías do canal Trent e Mersey.