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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Sandy Hook to Hudson River)

Early plans of what would become the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Sandy Hook to Hudson River) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Amberscester Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bridgend to Leeds canal at Rhondda, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Willcroft at Doncaster caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Newpool instead. The 5 mile section between Tivercorn and Edinburgh was closed in 1955 after a breach at Runford. In Arthur Wood's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Salisbury Boat Lift during the Poll Tax riots.

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The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Sandy Hook to Hudson River) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs for 16.01 miles from Sandy Hook Point (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan Inlet to Sandy Hook)) to The Battery (where it joins the Hudson River - Tidal section).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Sandy Hook Point
Verrazano - Narrows Bridge	8.87 miles	0 locks
The Battery Official end of Hudson. Mile 0. Junction with the East River.	16.01 miles	0 locks

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The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Boston, Massachusetts, southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas. Some sections of the waterway consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds, while others are artificial canals. It provides a navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea.

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