Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The folly-like footbridge and adjacent swing bridge at Drayton Bassett, one mile from Fazeley Junction.
Specifications
Locks44
StatusNavigable
Navigation authorityCanal & River Trust
History
Original ownerBirmingham and Fazeley Canal Company
Principal engineerJohn Smeaton
Date of act1784
Date completed1789
Geography
Start pointFazeley Jn, Coventry Canal
End pointOld Turn Jn, BCN Main Line
Connects toBCN Main Line, Coventry Canal, Grand Union Canal, Tame Valley Canal

The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Its purpose was to provide a link between the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and thereby connect Birmingham to London via the Oxford Canal.

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