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Manchester-Schipkanaal | Van 1887tot 1893 gebouwd kanaal voor zeeschepen van en naar de haven van Manchester. Destijds het grootste kanaal ter wereld, dat de in de 17de eeuw aangelegde vaart over de rivieren Mersey en Irwell (zog. Mersey and Irwell Navigation) verving. Daardoor werd de nieuwe haven van Manchester toen de op twee na grootste haven van Engeland. Het kanaal bestaat uit een 56 km lange hoofdkanaal (Main Line) met vier sluizen, het bovenpand van de rivier Irwell (River Irwell Upper Reach ) en het Walton Lock zijkanaal, een doorsteek naar de Mersey. | |||
Manchester-Schiffahrtskanal | in den Jahren 1887-93 entstandener Kanal, der den Zugang zum Hafen von Manchester für Seeschiffe eröffnete. Seinerzeit der größte Kanal der Welt, ersetzte er die im 17. Jahrhundert eingerichtete Fahrt über die Flüsse Mersey und Irwell (Mersey and Irwell Navigation) und machte den neuen Hafen von Manchester zum drittgrößten (See-)Hafen von England. Der Kanal besteht aus dem Hauptkanal (Main Line) mit drei Schleusen, einer Haltung auf dem kanalisierten Irwell (River Irwell Upper Reach) und einem Stichkanal mit einer Schleuse (Walton Lock Branch) zwischen dem Kanal und dem Mersey. . | |||
Manchester Ship Canal | lateral canal to the River Mersey for seagoing vessels calling at the new port of Manchester. It was built 1887-1893 to avoid the route on the River Mersey and the River Irwell (Mersey and Irwell Navigation) used since the 17th century. In its day the world's greatest canal it enabled the newly created port of Manchester to become Britain's third-busiest port, despite the city being about 40 miles inland. | |||
Manchester Canal Canal de Navigation |
no | name | mile |
from
<> to
max.
length x beam ft (m) |
connections
/ branches max. draught cm |
Manchester Ship Canal | ||||
Main Line | 36.0 |
Manchester <> Eastham |
MSC
River Irwell Upper Reach Bridgewater Canal Walton Lock Branch River Weaver Shropshire Union Canal River Mersey |
|
600
x 65 (182,9 x 19,8) |
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Woden Street Foot Bridge | 0.0 |
River Irwell Upper Reach | ||
Pomona Dock #4 | 0.6 |
Bridgewater Canal | ||
1 |
Mode Wheel Locks | 2.1 |
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2 |
Barton Locks | 5.6 |
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3 |
Irlam Locks | 7.6 |
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4 |
Latchford Locks | 15.0 |
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Walton Junction | 17.0 |
Walton Lock Branch | ||
Delamere Dock Entrance | 24.9 |
River Weaver | ||
Ellesmere Port Junction | 33.1 |
Shropshire Union Canal | ||
5 |
Eastham Locks | 36.0 |
River Mersey | |
River Irwell Upper Reach | 1.4 |
Hunts
Bank <> Woden Street Foot Bridge |
MSC Main Line | |
600
x 65 (182,9 x 19,8) |
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Hunts Bank | 0.0 |
--end of navigation-- | ||
0.7 |
Manchester & Salford Junction Canal | |||
0.9 |
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal | |||
Hulme Locks Branch Junction | 1.3 |
Bridgewater Canal | ||
Woden Street Foot Bridge | 1.4 |
MSC Main Line | ||
Walton Lock Branch | 0.4 |
Walton
Lock Junction <> Irwell Navigation Junction |
MSC Main Line | |
600
x 65 (182,9 x 19,8) |
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Walton Lock Junction | 0.0 |
MSC Main Line | ||
1 |
Walton Lock | 0.1 |
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Irwell Navigation Junction | 0.4 |
--end of navigation-- | ||
Manchester
Ship Canal at Runcorn photo: W.Jeziorki |
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Jim
Shead's Waterways Information Waterway Gazeteer |