Engine Arm Aqueduct

Engine Arm Aqueduct
Engine Arm Aqueduct
	The Engine Arm Aqueduct, cast by Horseley Ironworks
Coordinates	52°29′52″N 1°57′59″W / 52.4979°N 1.9665°WCoordinates: 52°29′52″N 1°57′59″W / 52.4979°N 1.9665°W
OS grid reference	SP023888
Carries	BCN Engine Arm
Crosses	BCN New Main Line
Locale	Smethwick
Maintained by	British Waterways
Heritage status	Scheduled Ancient Monument
Characteristics
Trough construction	Cast Iron
Pier construction	Stone
Total length	52 feet (15.8 m)
Width	8 feet (2.4 m)
Traversable?	No
Towpaths	Both
No. of spans	One
Location

The Engine Arm Aqueduct near Smethwick, West Midlands, England, was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, from Edgbaston Reservoir over the BCN New Main Line canal to the adjacent and parallel Old Main Line. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument^[1] and is Grade II* listed.^[2]

It is a 52-foot (16 m) span structure consisting of a cast-iron trough supported by a single arch with five ribs, each consisting of four sections with bolted joints. The trough is supported on three of the ribs, with the adjacent towpaths being supported by cast-iron arcades of Gothic-styled arches and columns. All cast-iron features were manufactured at the Horseley Ironworks in nearby Tipton. The waterway in the aqueduct is 8 feet (2.4 m) wide with the towpaths either side being 4-foot-4-inch (1.32 m) in width each. The eastern towpath is paved in brick with raised strips for horses.^[3]

The top of the aqueduct
Roving bridge at the junction
Aqueduct approaching from the east

References[]

^ "Top Ten Canal Attractions". Sandwell Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
^ Historic England. "Engine Arm Aqueduct (Grade II*) (1391874)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ Civil Engineering Heritage: Wales and West Central England, (2nd Ed.), Roger Cragg, 1997, Thomas Telford (ISBN 978-0-7277-2576-9)

Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations, J. M. Pearson & Associates, 1989, ISBN 978-0-907864-49-3

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[1] "Top Ten Canal Attractions". Sandwell Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.

[2] Historic England. "Engine Arm Aqueduct (Grade II*) (1391874)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[3] Civil Engineering Heritage: Wales and West Central England, (2nd Ed.), Roger Cragg, 1997, Thomas Telford (ISBN 978-0-7277-2576-9)

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Navigable	BCN Main Line Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Bumble Hole Branch Canal Cannock Extension Canal Digbeth Branch Canal Dudley Canal Engine Arm Gower Branch Canal Icknield Port Loop Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal Rushall Canal Soho Loop Spon Lane Locks Branch Tame Valley Canal Titford Canal Walsall Canal Wednesbury Oak Loop Wednesbury Old Canal Wyrley and Essington Canal
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Reservoirs	Chasewater Edgbaston Reservoir Netherton Reservoir
Tunnels	Dudley Tunnel Lapal Tunnel
Aqueducts	Engine Arm Aqueduct Stewart Aqueduct
Bridges and viaducts	Galton Bridge Parkhead Viaduct Summit Bridge
Pumping stations	Smethwick Engine
Locks	Delph Locks
Basins	Gas Street Basin
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Engine Arm Aqueduct

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