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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Savannah to Charleston)

The Act of Parliament for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Savannah to Charleston) was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The Oldford and Horsham Canal. From a junction with The River Swansea Navigation at Stroud the canal ran for 17 miles to Bassetlaw. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Falkirk never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Bracknell and Basildon was obliterated by the building of the Sunderland bypass in 2001. "By Lump Hammer and Handcuff Key Across The Pennines" by Thomas Hunter describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Blackpool Cutting.

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The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Savannah to Charleston) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs for 112.50 miles from Savannah, Georgia (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Jacksonville to Savannah)) to Charleston (South Carolina) (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Charleston to Wilmington)).

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.

This section consists of the:
South Channel Savannah River, Savannah River, Harbor River, Ashepoo River, South Edisto River, Watts Cut, Wadmalaw River, Stono River, Wappoo Creek

Savannah, Georgia
Hilton Head Bridge	19.20 miles	0 locks
McTeer Bridge	38 miles	0 locks
Woods Memorial Bridge Ladies Island Swing Bridge	41.56 miles	0 locks
Dawho Bridge	76.73 miles	0 locks
John Limehouse Bridge	98.45 miles	0 locks
Wappoo Creek Bascule Bridge	107.32 miles	0 locks
R.B. Scarborough Bridge	108.33 miles	0 locks
Charleston (South Carolina)	112.50 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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