General Information
| Status: | in use |
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Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Canal bridge |
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| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
| Material: |
Iron bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates: | 52° 29' 52.50" N 1° 57' 59.28" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 15.8 m | |
| number of spans | 1 | |
| walkway width | 2 x 1.32 m | |
| arches | number of arches | 5 |
| Canal | width of channel | 2.4 m |
Materials
| arches |
cast iron
|
|---|---|
| abutments |
stone
|
| trough |
cast iron
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Engine Arm Aqueduct near Smethwick, West Midlands, England, was built in 1825 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, from Edgbaston Reservoir over the BCN New Main Line canal to the adjacent and parallel Old Main Line. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is Grade II* listed.
It is a 52-foot (16 m) span structure consisting of a cast-iron trough supported by a single arch with five ribs, each consisting of four sections with bolted joints. The trough is supported on three of the ribs, with the adjacent towpaths being supported by cast-iron arcades of Gothic-styled arches and columns. All cast-iron features were manufactured at the Horseley Ironworks in nearby Tipton. The waterway in the aqueduct is 8 feet (2.4 m) wide with the towpaths either side being 4-foot-4-inch (1.32 m) in width each. The eastern towpath is paved in brick with raised strips for horses.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Engine Arm Aqueduct" and modified on March 17, 2023 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20085523 - Published on:
14/03/2023 - Last updated on:
17/03/2023
