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Mersey - Sankey Junction

 
Junction of the River Mersey and the Sankey Canal
Lock 3, The Decks, Runcorn WA7 1GG, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 364 yards away.
 
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The nearest place in the direction of Irwell Navigation Junction is Mersey Gateway Bridge (Opened: 14 October 2017); 5½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Mersey - Ship Canal Junction is Silver Jubilee Bridge; 4 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Sankey - Penny Bridge - Gerard's Bridge Junction is Widnes Lock; 3¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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In the direction of River Mersey Entrance

Salthouse Dock16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the Liverpool South Docks to Salthouse Dock
Ellesmere Port Junction16 miles, 7½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction
Ellesmere Port Lower Basin17 miles and 1 lock away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Lower Basin
Ellesmere Port Upper Basin17 miles, ½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Upper Basin
Winding Hole above Ellesmere Port Locks17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Winding Hole above Ellesmere Port Locks
Stanley Dock18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the Liverpool South Docks to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock
Stanlow Winding Hole17 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Stanlow Winding Hole
Stanney Mill Bridge Winding Hole19 miles and 4 locks away
Travel to Mersey - Ship Canal Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Ellesmere Port Junction, then on the Shropshire Union Canal (Wirral Line - Main Line) to Stanney Mill Bridge Winding Hole
Stanley Dock Cut Junction18 miles, 3½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the Liverpool South Docks to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction
Eldonian Village18 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the Liverpool South Docks to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Eldonian Village
Bank Hall Winding Hole19 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Mersey - South Docks Junction, then on the Liverpool South Docks to Salthouse Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Liverpool Link) to Stanley Dock, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Stanley Dock Branch) to Stanley Dock Cut Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Bank Hall Winding Hole

In the direction of Irwell Navigation Junction

Waterloo Bridge Winding Hole15 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Irwell Navigation Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Walton Lock Branch) to Walton Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Bridgewater Canal Junction (closed), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn Locks Branch) to Waterloo Bridge (Runcorn), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Waterloo Bridge Winding Hole
Victoria Arm Junction16 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Irwell Navigation Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Walton Lock Branch) to Walton Junction, then on the Manchester Ship Canal (Main Line) to Bridgewater Canal Junction (closed), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn Locks Branch) to Waterloo Bridge (Runcorn), then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Victoria Arm Junction

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[River Mersey] large flat-bottomed sailing barges known as Mersey Flats to Howley Wharf in Warrington and (via the Sankey Canal) to St Helens. Motor barges delivered [Mersey flat] 2009. "Traditional Craft of the River Mersey & Related Waterways". Canal Junction. Retrieved 13 August 2009. "Sankey Canal". Retrieved 13 August 2009. v [Bridgewater Canal] River Mersey at Runcorn. Despite objections from the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company, Royal assent was given on 24 March 1762. A junction, Waters [Canals in Cheshire] Navigations) with the River Mersey. The Bridgewater Canal is often considered to be the first true canal in Britain. However, the Sankey Canal also has good claim [Cheshire Lines Committee] the expanding town of Widnes; the Widnes loop line ran from a junction between Sankey and Farnworth to the south, through Widnes Central and back to [Great Sankey] of Warrington. Great Sankey and neighboring Penketh are amongst the most affluent parts of Warrington, north of the River Mersey. Its key position near [St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway] Helens to the River Mersey for transportation to the growing industrial towns and cities. The first solution was to build the Sankey Canal which opened [James Brindley] 1990) in Lower Bedford Street, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, at the junction of the Trent and Mersey Canal with the Caldon Canal, opposite Etruria Industrial Museum [St Helens, Merseyside] merely to make the Sankey Brook navigable, but the eventual outcome was a complete man-made canal linking St Helens to the River Mersey and the city of Liverpool [Transport in Warrington] (Liverpool-Lincoln) A562 (Liverpool-Sankey) A572 (St. Helens-Swinton) A574 (Sankey-Leigh) A579(Winwick-Ainsworth) A5088 A6144 The River Mersey runs through the heart
 
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