SMETHWICK ENGINE ARM AQUEDUCT 1829 Thomas Telford Staffordshire HEW492 SP024 888
This 8’ wide cast iron trough aqueduct carries the Rotton Park feeder at the 473 foot level of the Birmingham Canal over the lower line which was constructed at the same time. The feeder trough is supported by a single arch of 52 feet with five ribs. Three ribs support the trough and the 4’ wide tow paths on either side are supported by a decorative cast iron arcade of gothic motifs. The spandrel bracings re of the radial kind intersected by a continuous arched member.