Liverpool South Docks
The Liverpool South Docks is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of mainland Britain. It runs for 1 mile from Salthouse Dock (where it joins the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link)) to Brunswick Lock (where it joins the River Mersey (Liverpool/Birkenhead)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
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Salthouse Dock End of Liverpool Link. Moorings for visiting Liverpool |
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Gower Street Bridge | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Wapping Basin | 1 furlong | 0 locks |
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Wapping Dock | 2 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Queens Wharf Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Queens Dock | 4 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Mariners Wharf Bridge | 5 furlongs | 0 locks |
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Coburg Dock Liverpool Marina |
5½ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Brunswick Dock Liverpool Marina |
6¾ furlongs | 0 locks |
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Brunswick Lock Joins Liverpool South Docks and the River Mersey |
1 mile | 0 locks |

