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Bridgewater Canal

Bridgewater Canal

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Location: Halton, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Liverpool Loop Line – Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Runcorn East

120km

07:01

330m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The Ferry Tavern – Spike Island Park loop from Sandymoor

24.8km

01:33

90m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. The Ferry Tavern – Spike Island Park loop from Runcorn

25.9km

01:37

100m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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June 5, 2024

The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to Runcorn, and then from Worsley to Leigh.

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The canal is connected to the Manchester Ship Canal via a lock at Cornbrook; to the Rochdale Canal in Manchester; to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Preston Brook, southeast of Runcorn; and to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Leigh. It once connected with the River Mersey at Runcorn but has since been cut off by a slip road to the Silver Jubilee Bridge. Following the re-routing of roads to the Silver Jubilee Bridge, the Runcorn Locks Restoration Society campaigns to reinstate the flight of locks.

The Bridgewater canal is described as the first great achievement of the canal age, although the Sankey Canal opened earlier. Bridgewater captured the public imagination because of its engineering feats; it required the construction of an aqueduct to cross the River Irwell, and a tunnel at Worsley. Its success helped inspire a period of intense canal building in Britain, known as Canal Mania. It later faced intense competition from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and the Macclesfield Canal

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Location: Halton, North West England, England, United Kingdom

Bridgewater Canal

1. Liverpool Loop Line – Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Runcorn East

2. The Ferry Tavern – Spike Island Park loop from Sandymoor

3. The Ferry Tavern – Spike Island Park loop from Runcorn

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