Dalmuir Drop Lock and Bridge 
Constructed during the restoration of the canal to get the navigation under an existing bridge
Dumbarton Road, Clydebank G81 4AB, United Kingdom
(A814)
Dalmuir Drop Lock and Bridge is one of some locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 near to Glasgow.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.
Dalmuir Drop Lock and Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) between
Stockingfield Junction (Junction with the Port Dundas branch) (6 miles and 4½ furlongs
and 16 locks
to the east) and
Clyde Canal Junction (Junction of the River Clyde and the Forth and Clyde Canal) (2 miles and 7½ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Stockingfield Junction is Trafalgar Street Footbridge;
1¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction is Duntocher Burn Aqueduct;
3 furlongs
away.
There is access (suitable for wheels) to the towpath here.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 4 inches.
| Seaforth Road Covered Footbridge | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Seaforth Road and A8014 Road Bridges | 1 mile | |
| Boquhanran Railway Aqueduct No 21 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Boquhanran Road Aqueduct No 22 | 3 furlongs | |
| Trafalgar Street Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Dalmuir Drop Lock and Bridge | ||
| Duntocher Burn Aqueduct | 3 furlongs | |
| Farm Road Bascule Footbridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Ferry Road Swing Bridge | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Erskine Bridge | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Dalnottar Lock No 37 | 1 mile, 5 furlongs | |
Amenities here
Dalmuir Motors
Dalmuir StationAmenities nearby at Trafalgar Street Footbridge
CashpointAmenities nearby at Duntocher Burn Aqueduct
Jet- Youtube — associated with Forth and Clyde Canal
- The official reopening of the canal
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
Bowling Basin — 2 miles, 6 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Applecross Street Basin — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Applecross Street Basin
Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole — 8 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin Western Winding Hole
Craighall Road Basin — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Craighall Road Basin
Port Dundas Basin — 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Stockingfield Junction, then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Firhill Road Basin (northern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Firhill Road Basin) to Firhill Road Basin (southern entrance), then on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Port Dundas Branch - Main Line) to Port Dundas Basin
Luggiebank Road Winding Hole — 13 miles, 4½ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Auchinstarry Winding Hole — 18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
Craigmarloch Basin — 19 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal JunctionNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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