Old Birmingham Road Aqueduct
Old Birmingham Road Aqueduct carries the road from Tiverton to Northley over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction).
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a road under the canal.
| Railway Bridge No 62 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Narrows | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cooper's Hill Wharf Bridge No 64 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Crown Meadow Arm | 2½ furlongs | |
| Alvechurch Motorway Bridge No 64B | 1 furlong | |
| Old Birmingham Road Aqueduct | ||
| Bittell Bridge No 65 | 2 furlongs | |
| Bittell Arm and Lower Bittell Resevoir | 4 furlongs | |
| Redditch Road Bridge No 66 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Hopwood House PH | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hopwood Bridge No 67 | 1 mile, 3 furlongs | |
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![Lane under the Worcester and Birmingham Canal aqueduct near Barnt Green. The view from the lane under the canal. See [[151878]] for the boatman's view. by David Stowell – 14 April 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/15/40/154057_be62cb81_120x120.jpg)
![Worcester and Birmingham Canal crossing the aqueduct near Barnt Green. The canal narrows at this point as it passes across an aqueduct over a local lane [[154057]]. by David Stowell – 14 April 2006](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/15/18/151878_c2e4c26c_120x120.jpg)




















