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River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol)

 
 
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The River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) is a small river and is part of the River Avon - Bristol. It runs for 6 miles and 4 furlongs through 2 locks from Hanham Lock No 1 (where it joins the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation)) to Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2 (where it joins the River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bristol to Avonmouth)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 75 feet long and 16 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 8 feet and 9 inches. The maximum draught is 4 feet and 3 inches.

It has a junction with the River Avon - Bristol (City Ferry Landing Arm) at City Ferry Landing Arm Junction.

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Hanham Lock No 1
Formally the end of the Kennet and Avon Navigation
Hanham Lock Weir Exit
Channel leading to the Weir
¼ furlongs 1 lock
Bickley Wood Bridge 1¼ furlongs 1 lock
Hanham (former colliery wharf) 1 mile and 2 furlongs 1 lock
Conham 1 mile and 5¼ furlongs 1 lock
Crew's Hole Road Footbridge 2 miles and 7½ furlongs 1 lock
Netham Lock Weir Entrance
Channel leading to the Weir
3 miles and 1¾ furlongs 1 lock
Netham Road Bridge (south) 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs 1 lock
Netham Lock No 1 3 miles and 2½ furlongs 1 lock
Marsh Lane Bridge (Bristol) 3 miles and 4 furlongs 2 locks
Cole Road Railway Bridge 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs 2 locks
St. Philips Causeway Bridge 3 miles and 6 furlongs 2 locks
Feeder Road Pipe Bridge No 1 3 miles and 6¼ furlongs 2 locks
Feeder Road Pipe Bridge No 2 3 miles and 6½ furlongs 2 locks
Feeder Road Footbridge 3 miles and 6¾ furlongs 2 locks
Avon Street Bridge 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs 2 locks
Feeder Road Narrows 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs 2 locks
Temple Mead Railway Bridge
An 88 yd tunnel
4 miles and 2¾ furlongs 2 locks
Free Tank Footbridge 4 miles and 3 furlongs 2 locks
Meads Reach Footbridge 4 miles and 3¾ furlongs 2 locks
Temple Way Bridge 4 miles and 4½ furlongs 2 locks
Passage Street Bridge 4 miles and 5½ furlongs 2 locks
Castle Bridge, Bristol 4 miles and 6½ furlongs 2 locks
Victoria Street Bridge 4 miles and 7½ furlongs 2 locks
Redcliffe Way Bridge 5 miles and 1½ furlongs 2 locks
Bathhurst Parade Marina 5 miles and 2¼ furlongs 2 locks
Bristol - Bush Corner 5 miles and 3 furlongs 2 locks
Wapping Road Bridge 5 miles and 3 furlongs 2 locks
City Ferry Landing Arm Junction 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs 2 locks
Bristol - Lloyd's Amphitheatre 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs 2 locks
Harbour Inlet
Short-term visitor berths
5 miles and 6½ furlongs 2 locks
Pooles Wharf Arm 6 miles and 1½ furlongs 2 locks
Baltic Wharf
Baltic Wharf is on the south side of the floating harbour, next to the caravan park.
6 miles and 1¾ furlongs 2 locks
Ferry Landings Arm 6 miles and 2 furlongs 2 locks
Merchants Road Bridge 6 miles and 2½ furlongs 2 locks
Brunel Way Bridge 6 miles and 3¾ furlongs 2 locks
Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
Bristol
6 miles and 4 furlongs 2 locks
 
 
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[River Avon, Bristol] same name, this river is often also known as the Bristol Avon. The name ‘Avon’ is a cognate of the Welsh word afon, ‘river’. The Avon rises just north [Bristol Harbour] the river. Netham Lock in east Bristol is the upstream limit of the harbour. Beyond the lock is a junction: on one arm the navigable River Avon continues [River Frome, Bristol] a river that rises in Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire, and flows south westerly through Bristol, joining the former course of the river Avon in [River Avon] River Avon may refer to: River Avon, Bristol, running from Acton Turville to Avonmouth River Avon, Devon, running from Ryder's Hill to Bigbury (also known [Avon Gorge] The Avon Gorge (grid reference ST560743) is a 1.5-mile (2.5-kilometre) long gorge on the River Avon in Bristol, England. The gorge runs south to north [Avon (county)] The county was named after the River Avon, which flows through the area. It was formed from the county boroughs of Bristol and Bath, together with parts [Avon Valley Railway] The Avon Valley Railway (AVR) is a three-mile-long heritage railway based at Bitton station in South Gloucestershire, England, not far from Bristol and [Bristol Bridge] Bristol Bridge is a bridge over the floating harbour in Bristol, England, the original course of the River Avon. It is a grade II listed building. Bristol's [Bristol] the confluence of the Rivers Frome and Avon, adjacent to Bristol Bridge just outside the town walls. By the 12th century Bristol was an important port [River Severn] the area of the River Wye and the Bristol Avon, both of which flow into the Severn Estuary. The Estuary discharges into the Bristol Channel, which opens
 
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