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Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.
Description:
A planned 15 mile waterway linking the Great Ouse at Bedford with the Grand Union Canal at Milton Keynes. This scheme is designed to open up the waterways of East Anglia and to form a new cruising ring while at the same time enhancing the local environment and economy.History:
In 1995 Brian Young had the idea of proposing this link and obtaining funding for it from the Millennium Commission. From this application the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust was founded and although the millenniem application was not sucessesful the advantages of the scheme were recognised. In 2001 a feasibility study was completed and the project is underway backed by the Waterways Trust, British Waterways, the B&MK Waterway Trust and many other local and national organisations. For the history of earlier schemes see Bedford - Grand Junction Canal schemes.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Bedford - Grand Junction Canal project
Description:
From junction with Bridgewater Canal Main Line to the River Irwell. This has now been replaced by the new Pomona Lock opened on 26 May 1995.History:
Built under the Bridgewater Canal Act of 1762 but completed in 1838.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Bridgewater CanalNavigation Authority:
: Manchester Ship Canal Company, : Bridgewater Canal, Manchester Ship Canal Company, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL. : Telephone 0161 872 2411 :Related Books
The Canals of North West England (1) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49562 :236 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 1. Order now from The Canals of North West England (2) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49929 :260 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 2. Order now from 
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Hulme Lock Branch (Bridgewater Canal): Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Egerton Street Bridge, Manchester |
Junction with the Bridgewater Canal Main Line |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ827974 |
109 |
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Below Hulme Deep Lock |
Junction with River Irwell |
.1 |
1 |
N |
SJ826974 |
109 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Various plans for a 15 mile canal to link the Great Ouse with the Grand Junction Canal. See also the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway.History:
The route was surveyed by John Rennie in 1812 to provide a canl between Bedford and fenny Stratford. In 1817 a route to the Newport Pagnell Canal was considered and in 1823 one between the Ivel Navigation and the Grand Junction. Another scheme was advanced in 1892.Subordinate Waterways:
Description:
A short branch of the Bridgewater Canal that links the main line with the Trent & Mersey Canal at the start of Preston Brook Tunnel.History:
Built under the Bridgewater Canal Act of 1762 but completed in about 1773.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Bridgewater CanalNavigation Authority:
: Manchester Ship Canal Company, : Bridgewater Canal, Manchester Ship Canal Company, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL. : Telephone 0161 872 2411 :Related Books
The Canals of North West England (1) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49562 :236 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 1. Order now from The Canals of North West England (2) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49929 :260 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 2. Order now from .
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Preston Brook Branch (Bridgewater Canal): Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Bridgewater Canal |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ567809 |
108 |
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Junction with Trent and Mersey Canal |
.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ568802 |
108 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
An important link to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and of historic significance as it passes through Worsley, where the canal age was born, and passes over Barton Swing Aqueduct.History:
Built under the Bridgewater Canal Act of 1760 but completed in 1761.Waterway Group:
This waterway is part of the Bridgewater CanalNavigation Authority:
: Manchester Ship Canal Company, : Bridgewater Canal, Manchester Ship Canal Company, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL. : Telephone 0161 872 2411 :
Closing Barton Swing Aqueduct
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The Canals of North West England (1) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49562 :236 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 1. Order now from The Canals of North West England (2) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49929 :260 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 2. Order now from .
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Stretford and Leigh Branch (Bridgewater Canal): Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Bridgewater Canal |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ795955 |
109 |
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Taylor's Bridge No 43 |
.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ794956 |
109 |
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Barton Swing Aqueduct |
Manchester Ship Canal crossing |
2.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ767976 |
109 |
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Patricroft Basin and Warehouse |
2.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ763981 |
109 |
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Patricroft Bridge No 47 |
2.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ762982 |
109 |
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Patricroft Railway Bridge No 48 |
3.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ762987 |
109 |
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Monton Green Bridge No 50 |
3.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ763995 |
109 |
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Worsley Wharf |
4.5 |
0 |
N |
SD750002 |
109 |
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Worsley Bridge No 52 |
4.8 |
0 |
N |
SD747004 |
109 |
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M62 Motorway Bridge |
4.9 |
0 |
N |
SD745003 |
109 |
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Boothstown Bridge No 54 |
6.1 |
0 |
N |
SD736003 |
109 |
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Boothstown Bridge No 55 |
Bridgewater Colliery Tips |
6.5 |
0 |
N |
SD721001 |
109 |
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Vicar's Hall Bridge No 57 |
7.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ715998 |
109 |
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Whitehead Hall Bridge No 57 |
7.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ707997 |
109 |
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Astley Bridge No 58 |
7.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ702997 |
109 |
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Lingard's Bridge No 59 |
8.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ693995 |
109 |
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Morley's Bridge No 60 |
A580 road bridge |
8.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ690994 |
109 |
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Marsland Green Bridge No 61 |
8.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ684994 |
109 |
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Great Fold Bridge No 62 |
9.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ681994 |
109 |
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Hall House Bridge No 63 |
9.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ675995 |
109 |
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Butt's Basin and Wharf |
Toll Office |
9.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ671995 |
109 |
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Butt's Bridge No 64 |
9.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ669995 |
109 |
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Mather's Lane Bridge No 65 |
10.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ662996 |
109 |
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Former railway bridge site |
10.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ660996 |
109 |
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Junction with Leeds & Liverpool - Leigh Branch |
10.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ655998 |
109 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
Description:
Proposals for a connection from the Basingstoke Canal to Southhampton or to the Southampton & Salisbury Canal. Never authorised or built.History:
At the end of 1789 John Rennie surveyed a route and a plarliamentary notice for the canal appeared in 1790. It was discussed again in 1792, 1796-7 only to be abandoned in 1809.Subordinate Waterways:
Description:
In 1825 a 7.3 mile canal with a fall of 181 feet was proposed to the town. It would have been an expensive navigation to build and Billericay's trade could not justify the capital required.
Description:
Runs from the junction with the Rochdale Canal in Manchester to Runcorn. The Stretford and Leigh Branch runs ten and three-quarter miles to the junction with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.History:
Authorised under Acts of 1737, 1759, 1760, 1762, 1766 and 1795. The "first canal of the canal age" was promoted by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, and built under the direction of John Gilbert. James Bindley worked under Gilbert's directionSubordinate Waterways:
Navigation Authority:
: Manchester Ship Canal Company, : Bridgewater Canal, Manchester Ship Canal Company, Peel Dome, The Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8PL. : Telephone 0161 872 2411 :Related Articles
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The Canal Duke by Hugh Malet , Edition: 1st edition 200 pages, Published by David & Charles 1961 15 plates. "A biography of Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater." Published with Phoenix House.
The Canals of North West England (1) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49562 :236 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 1. Order now from The Canals of North West England (2) by Charles Hadfield & Gordon Biddle , ISBN 07153 49929 :260 pages, Published by David & Charles Volume 2. Order now from The Bridgewater Canal Bi-centenary Handbook by Not known , Edition: 1st edition 224 pages, Published by Pyramid Press 1961 Commercial and historical information issued to comemerate the canal's 200th year.
A Home Tour Through the Manufacturing Districts of England, in the Summer of 1835 by Sir G Head , Edition: 1st edition 445 pages, Published by John Murray 1836 Many journeys by canal and river are described, including the Bridgewater, Carlise and Annan, Halifax, Knottingley, Lancaster, Leeds & Liverpool and Trent & Mersey. Several new railways are also described as part of this industrial tour.
Bridgewater - The Canal Duke - 1736-1803 by Hugh Malet , Published by Manchester University Press 1978
The Bridgewater Canal by Ron & Marlene Freethy , ISBN 1 85926 070 5 :92 pages, Published by Aurora Eterprises Ltd History and guide to the canal and to the area through which it passes. Order now from Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 5 by Not known , ISBN 0007136684 :190 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 North West & the Pennines. Includes the Aire & Calder (leeds to Wakefield), Bridgewater, Calder & Hebble, Huddersfield Broad, Lancaster, Leeds & Liverpool, Macclesfield, Peak Forest, Ashton and Rochdale canals plus the Trent & Mersey north of Hardings Wood Junction. Order now from Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Cheshire Ring by Michael Pearson , ISBN 0 907864 96 1 :80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 2000 Order now from The Duke's Cut - The Bridgewater Canal by Cyril J Wood , ISBN 0 7524 237 1 1 :128 pages, Published by Tempus 2002 The history of the canal with photographs and maps. Order now from .
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Bridgewater Canal: Table of distances |
Miles |
Locks |
Navigable (N) |
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Junction with Rochdale Canal |
0.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ830974 |
109 |
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Hulme Locks Branch Junction |
Manchester, Egerton Street Bridge |
.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ826973 |
109 |
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Junction with Manchester Ship Canal |
1.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ822970 |
109 |
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Trafford Road Bridge No 94 |
1.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ812963 |
109 |
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Warwick Road Bridge No 93 |
1.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ808964 |
109 |
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Junction with Stretford and Leigh Branch (Bridgewater Canal) |
2.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ795955 |
109 |
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Longford Bridge No 39 |
3.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ800950 |
109 |
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Edge Lane Bridge No 38 |
3.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ797943 |
109 |
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Hawthorn Lane Aqueduct |
4.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ796937 |
109 |
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Mersey Aqueduct, Barfoot |
4.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ795933 |
109 |
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M63 Motorway Bridge |
4.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ794931 |
109 |
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Dane Road Bridge No 36 |
Dr White's Bridge and Bridge Inn |
4.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ793926 |
109 |
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Sale Wharf |
5.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ789921 |
109 |
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Sale Bridge No 35 |
5.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ788920 |
109 |
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Marsland Bridge No 34 |
5.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ784912 |
109 |
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Timperley Bridge No 33 |
6.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ775897 |
109 |
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Railway Bridge No 32 |
Stockport Line |
7.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ772894 |
109 |
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Broadheath Bridge No 30 |
A56 road bridge |
7.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ766891 |
109 |
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Seamon's Moss Bridge No 29 |
Bay Malton Pub |
8.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ752886 |
109 |
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Dunham School Bridge No 28 |
9.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ739882 |
109 |
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Dunham Town Bridge No 27 |
9.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ735879 |
109 |
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River Bollin Aqueduct |
Dunham Underbridge |
10.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ730877 |
109 |
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Bollington Underbridge |
10.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ727870 |
109 |
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Agden Bridge No 26 |
11.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ715866 |
109 |
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Burford Lane Underbridge |
12.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ703873 |
109 |
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Grantham's Bridge No 25 |
12.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ701874 |
109 |
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Oughtringham Bridge No 24 |
12.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ697874 |
109 |
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Lymm Bridge No 23 |
13.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ683873 |
109 |
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Whitbororgh Aqueduct |
13.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ682873 |
109 |
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Barsbank Aqueduct |
14.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ673873 |
109 |
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Ditchfield Bridge No 21 |
A56 road bridge |
14.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ669871 |
109 |
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M6 Motorway Bridge No 20 |
15.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ664869 |
109 |
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Thelwall Underbridge |
15.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ654870 |
109 |
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Pickering's Bridge No 19 |
15.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ651869 |
109 |
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Cliff Lane Underbridge |
Knutsford Road Bridge No 18, A50 road bridge |
16.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ645864 |
109 |
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Grappenhall Bridge No 17 |
16.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ640862 |
109 |
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Stanny Lunt Bridge No 16 |
17.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ635863 |
109 |
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Lumb Brook Underbridge |
Stockton Heath |
18.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ622861 |
109 |
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Stockton Quay Bridge No 15 |
Wharf and Warehouse |
18.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ615857 |
109 |
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Red Lane Bridge No 14 |
18.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ609855 |
109 |
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Hough's Bridge No 13 |
Lower Walton |
19.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ603851 |
109 |
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Walton Lea Bridge No 12 |
19.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ600851 |
109 |
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Walton Bridge No 11 |
19.9 |
0 |
N |
SJ596849 |
108 |
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Chester Road Bridge No 10 |
A56 road bridge, underbridge and wharf |
20.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ594848 |
108 |
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Acton Grange Bridge No 8 |
20.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ587847 |
108 |
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Moore Bridge No 7 |
21.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ580843 |
108 |
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Moorfield Bridge No 6 |
21.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ576837 |
108 |
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Keckwick Bridge No 5 |
A558 road bridge just north of this point |
21.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ574833 |
108 |
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Keckwick Hill Bridge No 4 |
22.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ572826 |
108 |
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Red Brow Underbridge |
23.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ567816 |
108 |
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Junction with Preston Brook Branch (Bridgewater Canal) |
23.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ566809 |
108 |
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Norton Railway Aqueduct |
Preston Brook Marina |
23.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ566810 |
108 |
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Crawley's Bridge No 68 |
23.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ561813 |
108 |
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Railway Bridge No 70 |
24.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ560818 |
108 |
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Norton Town Bridge No 71 |
24.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ558821 |
108 |
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Norton Bridge No 72 |
24.6 |
0 |
N |
SJ558825 |
108 |
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New Norton Bridge No 73 |
Old Norton Bridge No 74 |
25.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ555829 |
108 |
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Green's Bridge No 75 |
25.5 |
0 |
N |
SJ544828 |
108 |
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Astmoor Bridge No 77 |
26.1 |
0 |
N |
SJ542829 |
108 |
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Bate's Bridge No 81 |
26.8 |
0 |
N |
SJ529829 |
108 |
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Bridge No 82 |
27.0 |
0 |
N |
SJ523828 |
108 |
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A533 Road Bridge No 83 |
27.3 |
0 |
N |
SJ520829 |
108 |
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Delph Bridge No 84 |
27.4 |
0 |
N |
SJ518829 |
108 |
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Waterloo Bridge |
Runcorn flight of 10 locks joining the Manchester Ship Canal now closed. |
27.9 |
0 |
U |
SJ509829 |
108 |
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NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.
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