Stourbridge Canal

Stourbridge Canal
The terminus of the Stourbridge Town arm of the canal
Specifications
Length	5.25 miles (8.45 km)
Maximum boat length	70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
Maximum boat beam	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Locks	20
Status	Open
Navigation authority	Canal and River Trust
History
Original owner	Stourbridge Canal Company
Principal engineer	Thomas Dadford
Date of act	2 April 1776
Date of first use	1779
Geography
Start point	Brierley Hill
End point	Stourton, Staffordshire
Connects to	Staffs & Worcs Canal, Dudley Canal

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Legend
Middle Pool Fens Pool Grove Pools Pensnett Road Dudley Canal Black Delph Bridge railway limit of navigation Stourbridge Extension Canal Brockmoor Junction  A461  Brettell Lane Bridge Farmers Bridge  B4180  Leys Bridge Leys Junction 1-3 Stourbridge Locks (3)  B4180  Brierley Hill Road bridge 4-6 Stourbridge Locks (3) Swan Lane bridge 7-10 Stourbridge Locks (4) Dadford's Shed Arm 11-12 Stourbridge Locks (2)  A491  High Street 13-16 Stourbridge Locks (4) Wordsley Junction River Stour aqueduct Stourbridge Town Arm  A461  Brook bridge Ironworks wharf Stourbridge Basin River Stour Bellsmill Site of 2008 breach 17-18 Stourton Locks  A449  Wolverhampton Road 19 Stourton Locks 20 Stourton Bottom Lock Stourton Junction Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

The Stourbridge Canal is a canal in the West Midlands of England. It links the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (at Stourton Junction, affording access to traffic from the River Severn) with the Dudley Canal, and hence, via the Birmingham Canal Navigations, to Birmingham and the Black Country.