Bridge 84 - Worcester & Birmingham Canal - Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

Somerset Road, Bridge No 84 is located on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Edgbaston.
It is a brick built, arch bridge which takes Somerset Road over the canal. There is access to the canal towpath at this bridge.
The canal was built in the mid 1790s, but the top of the bridge would have been added much later when the adjacent railway was opened in 1876. The railway bridge required a higher headroom, so this canal bridge's top would have been raised to make it more in line with the railway bridge.

"Edgbaston Bridge No 84 is a minor waterways place on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) between Worcester Bar (Junction of Worcester and Birmingham Canal with BCN) (1 mile and 6¾ furlongs to the northeast) and Selly Oak Junction (Former junction with Dudley Canal Line No 2) (1 mile and 1¼ furlongs to the southwest). The nearest place in the direction of Worcester Bar is The Vale Winding Hole; 3½ furlongs away. The nearest place in the direction of Selly Oak Junction is Pritchetts Road Bridge No 83; 2½ furlongs away." (visit link)

The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Worcester and Birmingham. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn and climbs 428 feet (130 m) to its end in the Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is 29 miles (47 km) long and has 58 locks, including the 30 Tardebigge Locks, one of the largest lock flights in Europe.

The canal was surveyed by Josiah Clowes and John Snape and construction of a barge-width (14 ft) canal began in 1792 from the Birmingham end, but progressed slowly. Its engineers changed often, and included Thomas Cartwright, John Woodhouse and William Crosley. The final 16 miles (26 km) were opened in December 1815.
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What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, bikes, pedestrians What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Worcester and Birmingham Canal Date constructed: 1790s Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes Name of road or trail the bridge services: Somerset Road Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham Length of bridge: Not listed Height of bridge: Not listed

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