Engine Arm Aqueduct

Engine Arm Aqueduct
The Engine Arm Aqueduct, cast by Horseley Ironworks
Coordinates52°29′52″N 1°57′59″W / 52.4979°N 1.9665°W / 52.4979; -1.9665
OS grid referenceSP023888
CarriesBCN Engine Arm
CrossesBCN New Main Line
LocaleSmethwick
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
Heritage statusScheduled Ancient Monument
Characteristics
Trough constructionCast Iron
Pier constructionStone
Total length52 feet (15.8 m)
Width8 feet (2.4 m)
Traversable?No
TowpathsBoth
No. of spansOne
Location

The Engine Arm Aqueduct is a canal aqueduct at Smethwick (near Birmingham), in the West Midlands of England. It was built in 1829 by Thomas Telford to carry a water feeder, the Engine Arm, over the New Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.