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Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Abandoned Line )

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Abandoned Line ) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal). It runs for 3 miles from Lapal Canal - New line Diverges From Original Route (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line West End ) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - New Line )) to Somery Road Bridge (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - Original Line East End ) and the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Dudley Canal No 2 - Lapal Canal - New 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 Lapal Tunnel

The original line of the canal which included the 2 mile Lapal Tunnel which collapsed and is now buried. Given the problems with the tunnel the recommendation for the restoration of the canal was to do a new Up and Over route with 20 locks and a whole new line. This old line is here purely for reference.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "no reason given"

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:

Lapal Canal - New line Diverges From Original Route
Manor Lane Bridge	1¾ furlongs	0 locks
Lapal Tunnel (western entrance)	4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Lapal Tunnel (eastern entrance)	2 miles and 6 furlongs	0 locks
Somery Road Bridge	3 miles	0 locks

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Additional information

Navigational Notes

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

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.

Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Birmingham Canal Navigations

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