Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Un-navigable) – Gazetteer

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The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Un-navigable) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal). It runs for 5½ furlongs from Ryders Green Junction (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Walsall Canal) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Main Line)) to Swan Bridge Terminus (western end) (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Ridgacre 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.

Navigation unofficially discouraged by BW/CRT since at least 2009 due to pollution. There was an informal sign warning boaters of this which is no longer present as of 2022. Navigable with care to a point approx 200 yards north of Hadley Bridge just before the bend, but there is no winding hole so boats over 30ft must reverse out. The canal beyond is blocked by reeds and debris.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "barely navigable and polluted"

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Ryders Green Junction Junction of the Walsall Canal and the Wednesbury Old Canal
Phoenix Street Pipe Bridge	1 furlong	0 locks
Hadley Bridge	1¼ furlongs	0 locks
Swan Bridge (Swan Village)	4½ furlongs	0 locks
Swan Bridge Winding Hole	5¼ furlongs	0 locks
Swan Bridge Terminus (western end) End of navigation	5½ furlongs	0 locks

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External websites

Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations: Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.

Wikipedia

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Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions.

At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.

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