New Main Line
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The New Main Line is a major 19th-century straightened canal route in Birmingham, England, engineered by Thomas Telford to improve the efficiency of the Birmingham Canal Navigations network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Main Line canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Birmingham Canal (Old Main Line)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolverhampton Level of Birmingham Canal Navigations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesUnder | various road bridges in Birmingham ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Birmingham Canal New Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Telford canal engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Galton Bridge vicinity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | straightened route ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
reduce number of locks
ⓘ
shorten route between Birmingham and Wolverhampton ⓘ speed up boat traffic ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of industrial heritage of Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasMaximumBoatLength | narrowboat dimensions GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | near Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | improve efficiency of canal transport ⓘ |
| hasSourceLocation | near Wolverhampton ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its role as new main route of BCN ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham Canal Navigations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham and Black Country canal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling on towpaths
ⓘ
freight transport (historical) ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| uses |
aqueducts
ⓘ
cuttings ⓘ embankments ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Birmingham Canal Navigations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayThrough |
Smethwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tipton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.