Birmingham Canal Navigations (Ridgacre Branch) – Gazetteer

Information about the waterway

The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Ridgacre Branch) is a narrow canal and is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations. It runs for 6 furlongs from Swan Bridge Terminus (western end) (where it joins the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wednesbury Old Canal - Un-navigable)) to Hateley Heath (which is a dead end).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "closed"

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

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Swan Bridge Terminus (western end) End of navigation
Swan Bridge Terminus (eastern end) Limit of canal in water	¾ furlongs	0 locks
Sandy Gay Bridge	1½ furlongs	0 locks
Black Lake Rail Bridge Midland Metro Rail Line	2¾ furlongs	0 locks
Black Lake Bridge	3¾ furlongs	0 locks
Hateley Heath Not Navigable	6 furlongs	0 locks

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Additional information

Navigational Notes

External websites

Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations: Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Birmingham Canal Navigations

Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is connected to the rest of the English canal system at several junctions.

At its working peak, the BCN contained about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from tourist and residential narrowboats.

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