Salford Junction

52.508647 - 1.859357Koordinaten: 52 ° 30 ' 31 " N, 1 ° 51' 34 " W

Salford Junction is the meeting point of three channels at Birmingham, England. Through a system of locks at this point of the Grand Union Canal, the Tame Valley Canal and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal since 1844 interconnected.

The name of Salford is based on the Anglo-Saxon word Shrafford, which means " ford near the caves ", because also flows the River Tame in this area next to the channels. With Caves Caves are meant in is bordering Copeley Hill. The caves were the construction of the motorway junction Gravelly Hill Interchange destroyed the M6 ​​motorway and the Salford Bridge, the least since 1290 was located here, demolished. The channel crossing system has since been under the elevated highway.