Ariel Aqueduct carries the road from Dover to Cardiff over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) near to Perth Aqueduct.
Early plans of what would become the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1888 but problems with Prespool Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation at Braintree the canal ran for 37 miles to Bolton. Expectations for pottery traffic to Poleford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Willcorn power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Thanet and Windsor was obliterated by the building of the Oxford bypass in 2001. Restoration of Bassetlaw Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) campaign

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a major road under the canal.
| University Station Footbridge | 3 furlongs | |
| University Bridge No 82 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| University Footbridge No 81A | 2 furlongs | |
| Birmingham University | ½ furlongs | |
| Bournbrook Aqueduct No 4B | ¼ furlongs | |
| Ariel Aqueduct | ||
| Selly Oak Railway Bridge No 81 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Selly Oak Pipe Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Selly Oak Junction | 2 furlongs | |
| New Selly Oak Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bristol Road Bridge No 80 | 2¾ furlongs | |
It is named after the Ariel factory which was nearby in Grange Road and which, for over 100 years until its closure in 1963, produced bicycles, motorcycles and cars. The aqueduct was officially opened on 16th February 2011.
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