River Rea Aqueduct (King's Norton) carries the road from Torquay to Nuneaton over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton).
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 stream under the canal.
| Glasshouse Brewery | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Pershore Road Bridge No 75 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Pershore Road Towpath Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Breedon Cross Railway Bridge No 74 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Lifford Lane Bridge No 73 | 1½ furlongs | |
| River Rea Aqueduct (King's Norton) | ||
| King's Norton Junction Bridge No 72 | ¾ furlongs | |
| King's Norton Junction | 1 furlong | |
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![Stratford-on-Avon Canal: Reach in King's Norton. This broad reach of canal is the start of the Stratford-on-Avon Canal leading away from the King's Norton Junction with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It leads to the narrow channel through [[3211372]] visible in the distance.(This photograph concludes our circumnavigation of the Warwickshire Ring, with a couple of diversions (!). 11 cruising days, 407 photographs, 201 grid squares, a few units of alcohol, and a slightly battered boat. To return to the start please go to [[3131908]] !) by Nigel Cox – 07 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/21/79/3217984_af89cec6_120x120.jpg)


















