Ridgacre Branch

The Ridgacre Branch is a canal branch of the Wednesbury Old Canal, part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, in the West Midlands, England. It opened in 1828, to serve collieries and iron works, and was disused by the 1960s. Except for its branches and a small section at the eastern end, which have been filled in, most of it is still in water, but it is not navigable as a low-level bridge carrying the Black Country New Road spans the entrance.

Ridgacre Branch
An almost rural view near Black Lake road bridge
Specifications
Length0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Statuswatered but disconnected
History
Date completed1828
Date closed1960s
Geography
Start pointSwan Bridge Junction
End pointHateley Heath
Connects toWednesbury Old Canal
Ridgacre Branch
Jesson Branch
 Halford Branch
 Church Lane Bridge
 Ridgacre Bridge, Church Lane
Basin (Cyclops Works)
Terminal basin
 Halford Branch
 Coppice Colliery Bridge
Hatchey Heath Bridge
 Basins (Hall End Ironworks)
Coles Lane Bridge
 Dartmouth Branch
 Basin (Whites Farm Colliery)
 Blacklake Bridge (A4196)
 West Midlands Metro bridge
 Coal wharf
 Blacklake Colliery Tramway
 GWR Great Bridge Branch
 Basin (Swan Meadow Saw Mills)
 New Gas Street Bridge
 Basin (Gas Works)
 Balls Hill Branch
 Balls Hill Branch turning head
A41 culvert
 Wednesbury Old Canal
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