Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal)
Early plans for the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between Stockport and Pembroke were proposed by Arthur Parker but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Crewe, the canal was never completed beyond Canterbury. Expectations for iron traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of pottery from Bassetlaw to Brench prevented closure. The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In Cecil Wright's "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Taunbury Boat Lift during the Poll Tax riots.
The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) is a narrow canal and is part of the Neath and Tennant Canal.
It runs for 13 miles and 6¾ furlongs through 19 locks from Briton Ferry (which is a dead end) to Glynneath (which is a dead end).
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.
It has a junction with the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Tennant Canal) at Aberdulais Junction.
Notable features of the waterway include Ynysbwllog Aqueduct
This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "under restoration"
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Briton Ferry Terminal basin |
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| A48 Road Bridge (Neath) | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| George's Row Bridge | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Giants Grave Wharf Original terminus in 1798 |
4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pill Terrace Bridge No 1 | 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pill Terrace Bridge No 2 | 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pill Terrace Bridge No 3 | 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 1 | 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 1 | 1 mile | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 2 | 1 mile | 0 locks | |
| Port Talbot - Llanelli Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 3 | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 2 | 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Melincryddan Bridge | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 4 | 2 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 3 | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| A474 Road Bridge (Neath) | 2 miles and 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Milland Road Bridge | 2 miles and 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Canal Road Pipe Bridge (Neath) | 2 miles and 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bridge Street Bridge (Neath) Low road bridge |
2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Port Talbot - Swansea Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) | 3 miles | 0 locks | |
| Croft Road Bridge | 3 miles | 0 locks | |
| Morrisons Footbridge | 3 miles and ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Morrisons Bridge No 1 | 3 miles and ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Morrisons Bridge No 2 | 3 miles and 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Neath Basin | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Prince of Wales Drive Bridge | 3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Tyn-yr-Heol Lock No 1 | 4 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| B4434 Road Bridge (Neath Canal) | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Haverfordwest - London Railway Bridge (Neath Canal) | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Aberdulais Junction | 4 miles and 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Howard's Bridge | 5 miles and 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 6 | 5 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lock Machin No 2 | 5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 4 | 6 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Clun Isaf Lock Bridge | 6 miles and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Clun Isaf Lock No 3 | 6 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Clun Uchaf Lock No 4 | 6 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Neath Canal Footbridge No 7 | 7 miles and ½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ynysbwllog Aqueduct (southern end) | 7 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ynysbwllog Aqueduct (northern end) | 7 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Neath (A465T) Road Bridge (Neath Canal) | 7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ynysbwllog Slipway | 7 miles and 2½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 5 | 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Ynysarwed Farm Bridge | 7 miles and 7½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Abergarwed Isaf Lock No 5 | 8 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Abergarwed Uchaf Lock No 6 | 8 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Farmer's Arms Bridge | 9 miles and ½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Ynysbibben Lock No 7 | 9 miles and ¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Commercial Road Culvert | 9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Resolven Basin Limit of navigation |
9 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Resolven Uchaf Lock No 8 | 9 miles and 5½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Crugiau Lock No 9 | 10 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Rheola Lock No 10 | 10 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 6 | 10 miles and 5½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 7 | 10 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Rheola Aqueduct | 10 miles and 6½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Aberclwyd Lock No 11 | 11 miles and 3 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Ynys-yr-Allor Lock No 12 | 11 miles and 6 furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Neath Canal Bridge No 8 | 12 miles and ¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Maesgwyn Lock No 13 | 12 miles and ¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Ysgwrfa Lock No 14 | 12 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Llynau Lock No 15 | 12 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Cae-dan-y-Cwmwl Lock No 16 | 12 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Pentremalwed Lock No 17 | 13 miles and ¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Lamb and Flag Lock No 18 | 13 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Maesmarchog Lock No 19 | 13 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Glynneath Terminal basin |
13 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 19 locks |
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