Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal
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netherton-tunnel-branch-canal-264-5091117
title:
Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal
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Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal, in the West Midlands county, England, is part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, (BCN). It was constructed at a 453–foot elevation, the Wednesbury or Birmingham level; it has no locks. The total length of the branch canal is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) and the canal tunnel is 9,081 feet (2,768 m) long. Netherton Tunnel was the last canal tunnel to be built in Britain during the Canal Age. The first sod was turned by the Lord Ward on 31 December 1855 and the canal opened o
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Canal tunnel in the West Midlands, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherton_Tunnel_Branch_Canal
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2024-04-06T20:02:25Z
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