Forge Lane Bridge (Minworth) is an notable flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line).
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Caters Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Minworth Bottom Lock No 27 | 2½ furlongs | |
| A38 Kingsbury Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Taylors Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Minworth Railway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Forge Lane Bridge (Minworth) | ||
| Minworth Middle Lock No 26 | 2 furlongs | |
| The Drome Café and Fish Bar | 2½ furlongs | |
| Hansons Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Site of Cincinatti Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Minworth Services | 3¾ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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![FAG, Forge Lane, Minworth. Unfortunate name for a company (some in their 40s and 50s might understand).Factory units on Forge Lane also border on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal (beyond buildings in photo). [[[1764380]]] by Michael Westley – 13 March 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/77/26/1772693_5c6a72ca_120x120.jpg)

![Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Minworth. A narrowboat passes under the railway bridge carrying the freight only 'Sutton Park line' that connects Castle Bromwich with Walsall. This stretch of canal is between the middle and bottom locks of the Minworth flight. Note that the bridge has had a smart coat of green paint since this view in 2012: [[3168820]] by Stephen McKay – 17 October 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/17/08/5170828_8553b60b_120x120.jpg)

![Railway bridge over Forge Lane. The railway runs from the Minworth junction in [[SP1591]], taking the line in a NW direction towards Sutton Coldfield and Walsall. by Richard Law – 11 March 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/68/65/6686554_e9f93a46_120x120.jpg)




![Castle Bromwich - Walsall freight line, Minworth. Railway bridge crossing Birmingham and Fazeley canal. FAB factory building behind is on Forge Lane. See [[[1764279]] for view from Forge Lane. by Michael Westley – 13 March 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/76/43/1764380_e660d1c6_120x120.jpg)








