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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line)

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal). It runs for 15 miles through 38 locks from Fazeley Junction (where it joins the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal)) to Farmer's Bridge Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch)).

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 Grand Union Canal (Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal) at Salford Junction South; with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Digbeth Branch) at Aston Junction and with the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Tame Valley Canal) at Salford Junction North.

Notable features of the waterway include: Farmer's Bridge Locks, Aston Locks, Minworth Locks, Curdworth Tunnel, Curdworth Locks and Factory Tunnel

Fazeley Junction Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry Canals
Watling Street Bridge	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Fazeley Visitor Moorings	½ furlongs	0 locks
Tolson's Footbridge To Coleshill Street and Mill Street	1¼ furlongs	0 locks
Bourne Brook Aqueduct	2 furlongs	0 locks
Fazeley Mill Marina	3 furlongs	0 locks
Coleshill Road Bridge	3½ furlongs	0 locks
Debbies Day Boats Winding hole	3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Debbies Day Boats	4 furlongs	0 locks
Drayton Manor Bridges There are two bridges here, a foot bridge and a swing bridge. These days the swing bridge is usually open	6 furlongs	0 locks
Drayton Brick Bridge	1 mile and 2¼ furlongs	0 locks
Fishers Mill Bridge	1 mile and 7¼ furlongs	0 locks
Fishers Mill Aqueduct Also called Langley Brook	1 mile and 7¾ furlongs	0 locks
Curdworth Conveyor Bridge	2 miles and ½ furlongs	0 locks
Gravel Pit Bridge	2 miles and 2¼ furlongs	0 locks
Curdworth Winding Hole	2 miles and 5¾ furlongs	0 locks
Curdworth Bottom Lock No 38	2 miles and 6¾ furlongs	0 locks
Kingsbury Swing Bridge	2 miles and 6¾ furlongs	1 lock
Curdworth Lock 10 No 37 Also called Common Lock	3 miles and 1¾ furlongs	1 lock
Bodymoor Heath Bridge	3 miles and 3¾ furlongs	2 locks
Cheatles Farm Bridge	3 miles and 4½ furlongs	2 locks
Curdworth Lock 9 No 36	3 miles and 4¾ furlongs	2 locks
Double Bridge	3 miles and 5¾ furlongs	3 locks
Curdworth Lock 8 No 35	3 miles and 5¾ furlongs	3 locks
Marston Field Bridge Track to Himley Lane	4 miles and 1¼ furlongs	4 locks
Curdworth Lock 7 No 34	4 miles and 1¼ furlongs	4 locks
White Bridge	4 miles and 3½ furlongs	5 locks
Curdworth Lock 6 No 33	4 miles and 3¾ furlongs	5 locks
Curdworth Lock 5 No 32	4 miles and 4¾ furlongs	6 locks
Curdworth Lock 4 No 31	4 miles and 5½ furlongs	7 locks
Marston Lane Bridge	4 miles and 5¾ furlongs	8 locks
Curdworth Lock 3 No 30	4 miles and 6 furlongs	8 locks
Curdworth Lock 2 No 29	4 miles and 6½ furlongs	9 locks
Willday's Farm Bridge	4 miles and 7 furlongs	10 locks
Fox's Bridge	4 miles and 7½ furlongs	10 locks
Dunton Wharf Bridge	5 miles and 1¼ furlongs	10 locks
Dunton Wharf Arm is closed	5 miles and 1½ furlongs	10 locks
Curdworth Lock Bridge	5 miles and 2 furlongs	10 locks
Curdworth Top Lock No 28 Dunton Wharf	5 miles and 2½ furlongs	10 locks
Winding Hole above Curdworth Top Lock	5 miles and 2¾ furlongs	11 locks
Baylis's Bridge	5 miles and 3½ furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Unofficial Moorings	5 miles and 5¾ furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Tunnel (Northeast end)	5 miles and 5¾ furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Tunnel (Southwest end)	5 miles and 6 furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Visitor Moorings	5 miles and 6 furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Bridge	5 miles and 6 furlongs	11 locks
Curdworth Church Bridge	5 miles and 6½ furlongs	11 locks
Broad Bulk Bridge	5 miles and 7 furlongs	11 locks
Wiggins Hill Bridge	6 miles and 6¼ furlongs	11 locks
Site of Minworth Arm	7 miles and 6¼ furlongs	11 locks
Minworth Green Bridge	7 miles and 7½ furlongs	11 locks
Old Kingsbury Road Bridge	7 miles and 7¾ furlongs	11 locks
Dickens Bridge Minworth	8 miles	11 locks
Caters Bridge	8 miles and 1 furlong	11 locks
Minworth Bottom Lock No 27	8 miles and 1¼ furlongs	11 locks
New Kingbury Road Bridge	8 miles and 1½ furlongs	12 locks
Lemark Footbridge	8 miles and 2¾ furlongs	12 locks
Taylors Bridge	8 miles and 3 furlongs	12 locks
Minworth Railway Bridge	8 miles and 3 furlongs	12 locks
Forge Lane Bridge (Minworth)	8 miles and 3½ furlongs	12 locks
Minworth Middle Lock No 26	8 miles and 5½ furlongs	12 locks
Hansons Bridge	8 miles and 6¼ furlongs	13 locks
Cincinatti Bridge	8 miles and 7¼ furlongs	13 locks
Minworth Top Lock No 25	8 miles and 7¾ furlongs	13 locks
Minworth Pipe Bridge	8 miles and 7¾ furlongs	14 locks
Minworth Footbridge Closed	9 miles	14 locks
Tyburn Bridge	9 miles and 2 furlongs	14 locks
Berwood Bridge	9 miles and 4¼ furlongs	14 locks
Butler's Bridge	9 miles and 6 furlongs	14 locks
Brace Factory Bridge	10 miles and ¼ furlongs	14 locks
Wood Lane Bridge	10 miles and 3 furlongs	14 locks
Wood Lane Pipe Bridge	10 miles and 3¼ furlongs	14 locks
Bromford Bridge No 2	10 miles and 5¼ furlongs	14 locks
Bromford Bridge No 1	10 miles and 5¾ furlongs	14 locks
Bromford Wharf	10 miles and 6¼ furlongs	14 locks
Erdington Hall Bridge	11 miles and ½ furlongs	14 locks
Factory over Canal (east end)	11 miles and ½ furlongs	14 locks
Factory over Canal (west end)	11 miles and 1¼ furlongs	14 locks
Troutpool Bridge	11 miles and 1½ furlongs	14 locks
New Troutpool Bridge	11 miles and 2¾ furlongs	14 locks
Troutpool Pipe Bridge	11 miles and 4 furlongs	14 locks
Salford Junction South	11 miles and 5¾ furlongs	14 locks
Salford Junction North Junction of B&F and Tame Valley Canals	11 miles and 5¾ furlongs	14 locks
Salford Turnover Bridge	11 miles and 6 furlongs	14 locks
Aston Motorway Bridge	11 miles and 6 furlongs	14 locks
River Tame Aqueduct - Salford	11 miles and 6¼ furlongs	14 locks
Cuckoo Bridge With Pipe Bridge alongside	11 miles and 7½ furlongs	14 locks
Cuckoo Wharf	12 miles and ¼ furlongs	14 locks
Carter's Arm (closed) Arm lead to Aston Coach Iron Works	12 miles and 1 furlong	14 locks
Dowler's Arm (closed) The arm used to lead to some asphalt works	12 miles and 1¾ furlongs	14 locks
Former Edge Tool Works Arm	12 miles and 2¼ furlongs	14 locks
Holborn Hill Bridge Access to the Swan and Mitre PH	12 miles and 2½ furlongs	14 locks
Aston Bottom Lock No 24 Lock is underneath Aston Station Railway Bridge	12 miles and 2¾ furlongs	14 locks
Aston Station Railway Bridge	12 miles and 2¾ furlongs	15 locks
Thimble Mill Lane Bridge	12 miles and 4¼ furlongs	15 locks
Aston Lock 10 No 23	12 miles and 4½ furlongs	15 locks
Bloomsbury Wharf (Arm)	12 miles and 4¾ furlongs	16 locks
Aston Lock 9 No 22	12 miles and 6¼ furlongs	16 locks
Former Papermills Arms	12 miles and 6¾ furlongs	17 locks
Rockey Lane Bridge With attached Pipe Bridge	12 miles and 7½ furlongs	17 locks
Rocky Lane Electricy Cable Bridge	13 miles	17 locks
Avenue Road Bridge	13 miles and ½ furlongs	17 locks
Aston Lock 8 No 21	13 miles and 1 furlong	17 locks
Aston Lock 7 No 20	13 miles and 1¼ furlongs	18 locks
Former Gasworks Arms	13 miles and 2 furlongs	19 locks
Aston Lock 6 No 19	13 miles and 2 furlongs	19 locks
Waterlinks Pipe Bridge	13 miles and 2¼ furlongs	20 locks
Waterlinks Bridge	13 miles and 2¼ furlongs	20 locks
Aston Lock 5 No 18	13 miles and 2½ furlongs	20 locks
Aston Lock 4 No 17	13 miles and 2¾ furlongs	21 locks
Aston Lock 3 No 16	13 miles and 3¼ furlongs	22 locks
Dartmouth Middleway Bridge	13 miles and 3¼ furlongs	23 locks
Aston Lock 2 No 15	13 miles and 3½ furlongs	23 locks
Aston Top Lock Turnover Bridge	13 miles and 3¾ furlongs	24 locks
Aston Top Lock No 14	13 miles and 4 furlongs	24 locks
Aston Roving Bridge	13 miles and 4 furlongs	25 locks
Aston Junction Junction of B&F and Digbeth Branch Canals	13 miles and 4 furlongs	25 locks
Aston Road Bridge Interchange of Aston Road and Corporation Street	13 miles and 4½ furlongs	25 locks
City and St Stephen's Wharf Arms (closed)	13 miles and 5 furlongs	25 locks
Lancaster Street Bridge	13 miles and 6½ furlongs	25 locks
Barker Bridge	14 miles and ¼ furlongs	25 locks
Snow Hill Bridge	14 miles and 2 furlongs	25 locks
Farmer's Bridge Bottom Lock No 13	14 miles and 2¼ furlongs	25 locks
Snow Hill Railway Bridge	14 miles and 2¾ furlongs	26 locks
Livery Street Bridge	14 miles and 2¾ furlongs	26 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 12	14 miles and 3 furlongs	26 locks
Ludgate Hill Bridge	14 miles and 3¾ furlongs	27 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 11	14 miles and 4 furlongs	27 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 10 Lock is beneath Brindley House	14 miles and 4½ furlongs	28 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 9 Lock is underneath Newhall Street Bridge	14 miles and 4¾ furlongs	29 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 8	14 miles and 5 furlongs	30 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 7	14 miles and 5½ furlongs	31 locks
Farmer's Bridge Suspension Footbridge	14 miles and 5½ furlongs	32 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 6	14 miles and 5¾ furlongs	32 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 5	14 miles and 6 furlongs	33 locks
Saturday Bridge	14 miles and 6½ furlongs	34 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 4	14 miles and 6½ furlongs	34 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 3	14 miles and 7 furlongs	35 locks
Farmer's Bridge Lock No 2	14 miles and 7½ furlongs	36 locks
Farmer's Bridge	14 miles and 7¾ furlongs	37 locks
Farmer's Bridge Top Lock No 1	14 miles and 7¾ furlongs	37 locks
Farmer's Bridge Junction Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley Canal with Newhall Branch of BCN. Cambrian Wharf	15 miles	38 locks