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Engine Arm Aqueduct

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OS grid reference
  
SP023888

Trough construction
  
Cast Iron

Total length
  
16 m

Locale
  
Number of spans
  
1

Carries
  
Maintained by
  
Pier construction
  
Width
  
2.4 m

Heritage status
  
Scheduled monument

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Engine Arm, Stewart Aqueduct, Parkhead Viaduct, Anson Branch, Titford Canal

The Engine Arm Aqueduct near Smethwick, West Midlands, England, was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, from Edgbaston Reservoir over the BCN New Main Line canal to the adjacent and parallel Old Main Line. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is Grade II* listed.

It is a 52-foot (16 m) span structure consisting of a cast-iron trough supported by a single arch with five ribs, each consisting of four sections with bolted joints. The trough is supported on three of the ribs, with the adjacent towpaths being supported by cast-iron arcades of Gothic-styled arches and columns. All cast-iron features were manufactured at the Horseley Ironworks in nearby Tipton. The waterway in the aqueduct is 8 feet (2.4 m) wide with the towpaths either side being 4-foot-4-inch (1.32 m) in width each. The eastern towpath is paved in brick with raised strips for horses.

References

Engine Arm Aqueduct Wikipedia


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