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Manchester and Salford Junction Canal information


Manchester and Salford Junction Canal
The canal stub viewed north towards the junction with the River Irwell
Specifications
Locks7 + stop lock
(originally 7 + stop lock)
(lock 2. 1 chamber converted to dry dock)
StatusClosed
History
Original ownerMersey and Irwell Navigation Company
Principal engineerJohn Gilbert
Date of first use1839
Date closed1922
Geography
Connects toRochdale Canal

The Manchester and Salford Junction Canal was a canal in the city of Manchester. It was originally built to provide a direct waterway between the Mersey and Irwell Navigation and the Rochdale Canal. The canal opened in 1839 and was abandoned in 1922.

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