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A small section between Walton Railway Bridges and the A5060 road still holds water. |
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| Maximum boat length | 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m) |
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| Maximum boat beam | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) |
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| Status | Closed |
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| Original owner | Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company |
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| Date of act | 1720 |
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| Date of first use | 1804 (1804) |
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| Date closed | 1890s |
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Runcorn to Latchford Canal |
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Mersey and Irwell Navigation |
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Feeder to Runcorn to Latchford Canal |
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Paddington Lock |
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Wooden Bridge (aqueduct) over R Mersey |
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Latchford Lock or Manor Lock |
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Howley Lock |
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A5061 Black Bear Bridge |
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Warrington to Stockport Railway Bridge |
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Twenty Steps Bridge |
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Twenty Steps Lock |
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Manchester Ship Canal (MSC) |
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Latchford Locks |
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Tom Paine's Bridge |
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Warrington Dock entrance |
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Walton Lock |
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MSC |
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Walton Turn Bridge |
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Walton Railway Bridge |
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Baxters Turn Bridge |
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Bellhouse Turn Bridge |
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Moore Turn Bridge |
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Bobs Turn Bridge |
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MSC |
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Old Randles Turn Bridge |
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Stone Delph Turn Bridge |
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Haystack Turn Bridge |
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MSC |
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Astmoor Turn Bridge |
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Point Turn Bridge |
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MSC |
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Old Quay Bridge |
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Lock |
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Lock and Tidal Basin |
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single gate |
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Runcorn Lower Dock |
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single gate |
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River Mersey |
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The Runcorn to Latchford Canal (or Old Quay Canal or Old Quay Cut or Black Bear Canal) was a man-made canal that ran from Runcorn, to the Latchford area of Warrington. It connected the Mersey and Irwell Navigation to the River Mersey at Runcorn.
