Stewart Aqueduct
Stewart Aqueduct | |
|---|---|
BCN Old Main Line | |
| Crosses | BCN New Main Line |
| Locale | Smethwick |
| Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
| Heritage status | Grade II listed |
| Characteristics | |
| Trough construction | Brick |
| Pier construction | Brick |
| Traversable? | Yes |
| Towpaths | Both |
| No. of spans | Two |
| Piers in water | One |
| History | |
| Designer | Thomas Telford |
| Construction end | 1828 |
| Location | |
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The Stewart Aqueduct (or Steward Aqueduct) in
BCN New Main Line Canal (1828).[1]
Alongside and above the New Main Line Canal is the Stour Valley section of the West Coast Main Line (1852), all three being bridged by the M5 motorway (c. 1970).[1]
The Grade II
Wolverhampton Level) with his New Main Line (at the Birmingham Level).[2]
Both canals contributed to the Midlands
by conveying coal and raw materials to Birmingham, and finished products to the country and ports.
It is located at the edge of the former Chance's Glass Works (1824) and is close to Spon Lane Canal Junction, the point where the Wednesbury and Wolverhampton routes of the BCN Old Main Line (former Birmingham Canal) meet.
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Motorway (M5) over railway over canal over canal -
The aqueduct behind struts of motorway looking towards Birmingham
References
- ^ ISBN 0-907864-49-X.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Steward Aqueduct (Grade II) (1077161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Grade II (1077161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 May 2009.