Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Main Line)

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.
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 88M - Stourport Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 85M - Black Country Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 2 - Severn, Avon & Birmingham
- Pearson's Canal Companion: Stourport Ring; Black Country Canals; Birmingham Canal Navigations
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
Pudding Green Junction Junction of Wednesbury Old Canal with BCN Main Line and Izon Old Turn Western End |
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Izon Bridge | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Trident Steel Works Conveyor Bridge | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Izon Branch Infilled and built upon |
1 furlong | 0 locks | |
Izon Turnover Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Site of Union Branch Infilled and built upon |
1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Parkfield Basin Infilled and built upon |
3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Belper Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ryders Green Access Bridge Disused factory access bridge |
4¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
Ryders Green Junction Junction of the Walsall Canal and the Wednesbury Old Canal |
4¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations
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.