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M62 Motorway Bridge

 
M62, Rochdale OL11 2XH, United Kingdom (M62)
 
Information about the place
M62 Motorway Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Rochdale Canal between New Islington Marina Entrance (9 miles and 1¼ furlongs and 29 locks to the southwest) and Littleborough (5 miles and 6 furlongs and 4 locks to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of New Islington Marina Entrance is Blue Pits New Lock No 53; ¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Littleborough is Towpath Floating Pontoon Parking Bay; ½ furlongs away.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 71 feet and 11 inches long, 13 feet and 2 inches wide, 6 feet and 4 inches high and 4 feet and 5 inches deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 6 feet and 4 inches high.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.

 
 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

New Islington Marina9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms10 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin10 miles, 6½ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Stretford Marina13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club14 miles, 6 furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Worsley Visitor Moorings18 miles and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Worsley Visitor Moorings
Bridgewater Marina19 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Fairfield Junction13 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 49 locks away
Travel to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Littleborough Sanitary Station6 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Travis Mill Lock No 289 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 24 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Fielden Wharf & Services11 miles, 3½ furlongs and 34 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Baltimore Marina11 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 35 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Hebden Bridge Services15 miles, 6 furlongs and 44 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Littleborough Sanitary Station6 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Fielden Wharf & Services11 miles, 3½ furlongs and 34 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Hebden Bridge Services15 miles, 6 furlongs and 44 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Watch House Cruising Club14 miles, 6 furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Fairfield Junction13 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 49 locks away
Travel to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Littleborough Sanitary Station6 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Baltimore Marina11 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 35 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Hebden Bridge Services15 miles, 6 furlongs and 44 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Boarshaw Bridge Winding Hole1 mile, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Causeway Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 7½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Broadway Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, 4 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Failsworth Pool Winding Hole5 miles, 6½ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Butler Lane Lock Winding Hole8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 28 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
New Islington Marina Entrance9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 29 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
Ducie Street Junction9 miles, 4 furlongs and 31 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Castlefield Junction
New Viaduct Winding Hole10 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 34 locks away
Travel to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to New Viaduct Winding Hole

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Edinburgh Way Tunnel Winding Hole1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Dicken Green Winding Hole1 mile, 6½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Rochdale Junction2 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Moss Upper Lock Winding Hole2 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Littleborough Winding Hole5 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Bent House Winding Hole6 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Bent House Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 4 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Summit Pound Winding Hole8 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Bottomley Road Winding Hole9 miles and 20 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Lightbank Lock Winding Hole9 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 21 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Winding Hole between Nip Square and Winterbutlee Locks9 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Todmorden Bridge Winding Hole11 miles, 3½ furlongs and 34 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

New Islington Marina9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Hebden Bridge Services15 miles, 6 furlongs and 44 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Castlefield Junction

Stretford Marina13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Bridgewater Marina19 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Castlefield Junction, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) to Bridgewater Marina
Portland Basin Arm15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 49 locks away
Travel to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin Arm

In the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction

Pickwell and Arnold Boatyard13 miles, ¼ furlongs and 38 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Sowerby Bridge Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[M62 motorway] The M62 is a 107-mile-long (172 km) west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester and Leeds; 7 miles [Scammonden Bridge] former A6025) Elland to Buckstones road over the M62 motorway in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The bridge and Scammonden Reservoir to the west are named [Ouse Bridge (M62)] the bridge. It is a haunched girder bridge. The extension of the M18 (from the current M180), the M62, and the first part of (what would become) the M180 [A1(M) motorway] Brotherton. The southern section, with a free-flow interchange with the M62 motorway, opened to traffic on 13 January 2006. Junctions 44 to 46 opened in 2009 [List of motorways in the United Kingdom] used to be motorways but have been downgraded: The Adwick-le-Street to M62 stretch of the A1 is under consideration for upgrade to motorway standard, meaning [M63 motorway] Manchester. The earliest section of the M63 opened in 1960 as part of the M62 motorway. When the westward extension of the M62 in the direction of Liverpool opened [Smart motorway] junction 8 to M62 junction 20". www.highwaysengland.co.uk. Highways England. Retrieved 29 July 2018.[dead link] "M60/M62 smart motorways - Public information [Market Weighton Canal] made it impassable. Also there is no right of navigation under the M62 motorway bridge to the north of Newport. The canal was conceived as part of a wider [M6 motorway] points on any motorway in the UK (junction 22 of the M62 on Saddleworth Moor is higher). The motorway engineers here chose to follow the route of the Lancaster [M1 motorway] Eastern Motorway, where it met the Leeds South Western Motorway (M621) coming north-east from the M62 at Junction 3. In July 1972, the then UK Minister for
 
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