Foxs Lane Bridge Over Birmingham Canal (Main Line) - Wolverhampton, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 52° 35.917 W 002° 07.500
30U E 559264 N 5827980
This single arch bridge is next to lock 10 of the Birmingham Canal (Main Line).
Waymark Code: WMZ1JB
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/26/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 3


The Birmingham Canal (Main Line)
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 16 miles and ¾ furlongs through 24 locks from Worcester Bar (where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton)) to Aldersley Junction (where it joins the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Aldersley to Autherley)).

Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK and in a central location grew rapidly in the industrial revolution and a large network of canals developed for transport, of which the mainline is a small part with many connections to the rest of the system.

The Bridge
Both the bridge and lock are a combined Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"Canal lock and bridge. c1770. By Brindley, Whitworth and Simcock, engineers. Brick with some stone coping. Double lower and single upper gates. Bridge has elliptical brick arch with stone key and stone-coped brick parapets. The lock is one of a flight of 21 on the Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton level." link
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Birmingham Canal (Main Line)


Date constructed: 1770

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Foxs Lane

Location:
Wolverhampton, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton


Length of bridge: Not listed

Height of bridge: Not listed

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