Sankey Canal (Main Line)
The Sankey Canal (Main Line) is a broad canal and is part of the Sankey Canal.
It runs for 13 miles and 1¾ furlongs through 10 locks from Mersey - Sankey Junction (where it joins the River Mersey (Tidal Section)) to Sankey - Penny Bridge - Gerard's Bridge Junction (where it joins the Sankey Canal (Gerard's Bridge Branch) and the Sankey Canal (Penny Bridge Branch)).
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 waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "closed and under restoration"
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 23M3 - St Helens Canal Map (Free Download)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Mersey - Sankey Junction Junction of the River Mersey and the Sankey Canal |
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| Widnes Lock | 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 1 | 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 2 | 1 mile and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Bridge No 3 | 2 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Bridge No 4 | 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Fiddlers Ferry Lock Entrance | 3 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Sliding Footbridge No 5 | 3 miles and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Station Road Bridge No 6 (Sankey Canal) | 4 miles and ¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hall Nook Footbridge No 7 | 4 miles and 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 8 | 5 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Liverpool Road Railway bridge | 5 miles and 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Liverpool Road Swing Bridge | 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Liverpool Road Bridge No 9 | 5 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 10 | 5 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Way Bridge No 11 | 5 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 12 | 6 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Railway Bridge No 13 | 6 miles and 4 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Bridge No 14 | 6 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 15 | 6 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Bewsey Lock | 6 miles and 7½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 16 | 7 miles and 3 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 17 | 7 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Sankey Bridge No 18 | 7 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 19 | 7 miles and 6½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Hulme Lock | 8 miles and ½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Sankey Bridge No 20 | 8 miles and 3 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Winwick Lock | 8 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Sankey Bridge No 21 | 9 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hey Lock | 9 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Sankey Footbridge No 22 | 10 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Bradley Lock | 10 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Earlstown Viaduct Bridge No 23 | 10 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Newton Common Lock | 11 miles and ¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Common Road Bridge | 11 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Haydock Lock | 12 miles and 5 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Old Double Lock | 13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Sankey - Penny Bridge - Gerard's Bridge Junction Junction of the Sankey Canal Main Line with the Penny Bridge and Gerard's Bridge Branches |
13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 10 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Sankey Canal
The Sankey Canal in North West England was opened in 1757. Eventually, it connected St Helens to the River Mersey at Spike Island in Widnes. Originally it followed the valley of the Sankey Brook from the Mersey through Warrington to Parr. Extensions were constructed at the Mersey end to Fiddlers Ferry and then to Widnes, while at the northern end it was extended to Sutton, which became part of St. Helens.
The canal was abandoned between 1931 and 1963 but has been the object of a restoration attempt since 1985.
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