Holliday Street Aqueduct

Holliday Street Aqueduct
Holliday Street Aqueduct, 1870
Coordinates52°28′34″N 1°54′28″W / 52.4762°N 1.9079°W / 52.4762; -1.9079
CarriesWorcester and Birmingham Canal
CrossesHolliday Street
LocaleBirmingham
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
Heritage statusGrade II listed
Characteristics
Trough constructionCast Iron
Pier constructionCast Iron
Traversable?Yes
TowpathsWest side
No. of spansThree
Location
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The Holliday Street aqueduct is a Grade II listed[1] aqueduct at the start of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in central Birmingham, England.

Built in 1870 the cast iron structure carries the canal and a wide access road originally leading from Bridge Street to Worcester Wharf (now housing) over Holliday Street very close to the Worcester Bar stop lock in Gas Street Basin.

Immediately to the south of Holliday Street the Cross-City Line (originally the Birmingham West Suburban Railway) rail line runs in a tunnel parallel to Holliday Street. A short distance south of that is the disused rail tunnel of the original line which terminated at Central Goods railway station (the previous terminus of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway). Immediately south of the disused rail tunnel the canal turns sharply between The Mailbox and The Cube through ninety degrees to run parallel to the rail tunnels.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Holliday Street Aqueduct (Grade II) (1076303)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 February 2015.