Grand Union Canal (Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal)
The Grand Union Canal (Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal) is a narrow canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal.
It runs for 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs through 5 locks from Bordesley Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal)) to Salford Junction (south) (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley 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.
Notable features of the waterway include Garrison Locks
The waterway passes through Garrison Locks
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 85M - Black Country Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 38M - Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 40M - Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 87M - Warwickshire Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 50M - Grand Union Canal (All) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 51M - Grand Union Canal (North) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Bordesley Junction | |||
| Glover Street Bridge No 98 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Building over Canal | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Watery Lane Bridge No 99 (west) | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Watery Lane Bridge No 99A (east) | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Site of Bolton Street Bridge No 100 | 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| St Andrew's Road Bridge No 101 | 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lower Dartmouth Street Bridge No 102 | 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| The Village Bridge No 102A | 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Garrison Lane Bridge No 103 With footbridge alongside |
3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Wolseley Street Bridge No 104 | 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Garrison Street Railway Bridge No 104A A linking line between the Birmingham-Peterborough Railway and the West Coast Mainline |
4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Garrison Top Lock No 59 | 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Garrison Street Railway Crossing No 104B Birmingham-Peterborough Line |
4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Garrison Street Pipe Bridge | 5 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Landor Street Railway Bridge No 104C West Coast Mainline |
5¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Garrison Second Lock No 60 | 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Landor Street Bridge No 105 | 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Garrison Third Lock No 61 | 6¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Garrison Fourth Lock No 62 | 7½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Duddeston Mill Road Bridge No 106 | 1 mile and ¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Garrison Bottom Lock No 63 | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Cranby Street Bridge No 107 | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Saltley Road Bridge No 108 | 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Saltley Railway Bridges | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Heartlands Parkway Bridges No 108AA | 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| River Rea Overflow Aqueduct | 1 mile and 6 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Aston Church Road Bridge (New) | 1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Aston Church Road Bridge Replaced by a new bridge |
1 mile and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Nechells Railway Viaduct | 1 mile and 7¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Nechells Pipe Bridge | 2 miles and ½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| River Rea Aqueduct (Nechells) | 2 miles and ¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Watson Road Pipe Bridge | 2 miles and 1 furlong | 5 locks | |
| Cuckoo Road Bridges | 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Star City Moorings Secure offside mooring |
2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Three Pipe Bridges | 2 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Site of Salford Bridge Lock No 64 Site of Stop Lock, now removed |
2 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Salford Junction Pipe Bridge | 2 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Salford Junction Aqueduct Crosses the River Tame |
2 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Salford Junction Bridge No 110 | 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Salford Junction (south) | 2 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
Wikipedia has a page about Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line starts in London and ends in Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks. It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton.
The Grand Union Canal was also the original name for part of what is now part of the Leicester Line of the modern Grand Union: this latter is now generally referred to as the Old Grand Union Canal to avoid ambiguity.
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