Saltley Viaduct crosses the Grand Union Canal
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Saltley Viaduct crosses the Grand Union Canal
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 16 Aug 2023
Saltley viaduct is a road bridge that crosses the River Rea, railway lines and the canal, connecting Saltley with central Birmingham. Viewed from the canal it is clearly a very solid piece of blue-brick Victorian engineering. According to Bill Dargue's Birmingham history site it was built in 1895 https://billdargue.jimdofree.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/saltley/ . The construction of HS2 is now transforming the area and it appears that the viaduct will be demolished and replaced by a higher, steel structure, to allow the high speed railway to pass underneath, as explained on the HS2 site https://www.hs2.org.uk/building-hs2/viaducts-and-bridges/saltley-viaduct/#:~:text=Viaduct%20design&text=Extra%20space%20is%20needed%20underneath,network%20at%20the%20same%20locations .
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Image Location
Latitude
52.492308
Longitude
-1.863382