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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2)

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 5 miles and 2¾ furlongs from Park Head Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Through Route) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 1 - Dudley Tunnel)) to Coombeswood (which is a dead end).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

It has junctions with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bumblehole Branch) at Dudley - Bumble Hole Junction and with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Netherton Tunnel Branch) at Windmill End Junction.

Notable features of the waterway include: Gosty Hill Tunnel

Park Head Junction Junction of Dudley Canals Nos 1 and 2
Blowers Green Bridge	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Spike Shop Bridge (demolished) Approximate position	1½ furlongs	0 locks
Galton Drive Narrows	2¼ furlongs	0 locks
Blackbrook Bridge	4 furlongs	0 locks
Cattle Bridge	6 furlongs	0 locks
Blackbrook Junction Junction with the closed Two Lock Line	6 furlongs	0 locks
Lodge Farm Bridge Site of Brewins Tunnel	1 mile	0 locks
Lodge Farm Pipe Bridge	1 mile and ¼ furlongs	0 locks
Saltwell's Bridge	1 mile and 3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Primrose Basin	1 mile and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Primrose Hill Winding Hole	1 mile and 5 furlongs	0 locks
Primrose Hill Bridge	1 mile and 5¼ furlongs	0 locks
Primrose Hill Wharf Site of Netherton Iron Works	1 mile and 7 furlongs	0 locks
Bishtons Bridge	2 miles	0 locks
Bishtons Pipe Bridge	2 miles	0 locks
Withymoor Goods Station Short arm - private moorings	2 miles and ¼ furlongs	0 locks
Grifin Bridge The blocked off Withymoor Arm is opposite the winding hole	2 miles and 1¾ furlongs	0 locks
Fox and Goose Bridge	2 miles and 2¾ furlongs	0 locks
Dudley - Bumble Hole Junction Junction of Dudley Canal No 2 and the Bumble Hole Branch Canal	2 miles and 3¼ furlongs	0 locks
Bumble Hole Bridge	2 miles and 3¼ furlongs	0 locks
Boshboil Arm Junction Northern arm of the Bumblehole loop	2 miles and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Windmill End Junction Junction with Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal	2 miles and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Windmill Junction Bridge	2 miles and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Warrens Colliery Toll Stop	2 miles and 5¼ furlongs	0 locks
Warrens Colliery Basin	2 miles and 5¾ furlongs	0 locks
Bullfield Bridge	2 miles and 6¼ furlongs	0 locks
Alkali Bridge (demolished)	2 miles and 7¼ furlongs	0 locks
Dog Lane Bridge	3 miles	0 locks
Rowley Toll Stop	3 miles and ½ furlongs	0 locks
Brickhouse Farm Winding Hole	3 miles and 1½ furlongs	0 locks
Hollis Bridge	3 miles and 2¾ furlongs	0 locks
Neptune Winding Hole	3 miles and 3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Powke Lane Bridge	3 miles and 4¼ furlongs	0 locks
Garratts Lane Bridge	3 miles and 4½ furlongs	0 locks
Rowley Pipe Bridge	3 miles and 5½ furlongs	0 locks
Rowley Wharf	3 miles and 5½ furlongs	0 locks
Totnal Bridge	3 miles and 6½ furlongs	0 locks
Waterfall Lane Bridge	4 miles and ¼ furlongs	0 locks
Smiths Bridge No access over footbridge	4 miles and 1 furlong	0 locks
Wrights Bridge	4 miles and 1¼ furlongs	0 locks
Hayden Cross Railway Bridge	4 miles and 1¾ furlongs	0 locks
Gosty Hill Bridge	4 miles and 2 furlongs	0 locks
Gosty Hill Tunnel (North end)	4 miles and 2¼ furlongs	0 locks
Gosty Hill Tunnel (South end) Site of Tube Works - Also known as Gorsty Hill Tunnel (South end)	4 miles and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Site of former Stewarts & Lloyd Steel Works	4 miles and 5½ furlongs	0 locks
Coombes Footbridge	5 miles and ½ furlongs	0 locks
Hawne Basin	5 miles and 2 furlongs	0 locks
Coombeswood Limit of Navigation - The canal from here to Selly Oak is closed	5 miles and 2¾ furlongs	0 locks