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Netherton Tunnel Branch Canal in the English West Midlands 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 9081 feet (2768 m) long.Netherton Tunnel was the last canal tunnel to be built in Britain during the Canal Age.

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length (km)
2767.89
building end year
1858-01-01+02:00
building start year
1855-01-01+02:00
height (cm)
4.8768
opening date
1858-08-20+02:00
opening year
1858-01-01+02:00
owner
Canal & River Trust
waterway through tunnel
Birmingham Canal Navigations
width (mm)
8.2296
year of construction
1855-01-01+02:00
wgs84_pos#geometry
POINT(-2.05932 52.5043)
latitude
52.5043
longitude
-2.05932

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