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M6 Motorway Bridge

 
M6, Lancaster LA6 1AA, United Kingdom (M6)
 
Information about the place
M6 Motorway Bridge is a minor waterways place on the Lancaster Canal (Main Line) between Bolton Church Bridge No 122 (Bolton-le-Sands - Packet Boat Hotel) (3 miles and 2¾ furlongs to the southwest) and Tewitfield Culvert No 139 (The culvert provides water under the A6070 for the main line.) (2 miles and 7¾ furlongs to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Bolton Church Bridge No 122 is A601(M) Motorway Bridge (The bridge is divided into three spans.); 2¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Tewitfield Culvert No 139 is Kellet Lane Bridge No 130; 3¼ furlongs away.

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 72 feet long, 14 feet wide and 8 feet and 5 inches high (the maxium draught are unknown), but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 8 feet and 5 inches high.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.

The Canal Turn PH1 mile, 3 furlongs
Lundsfield Wharf1 mile, 3 furlongs
Carnforth Bridge No 1287¾ furlongs
Hodgson's Bridge No 1296¼ furlongs
A601(M) Motorway Bridge2¼ furlongs
M6 Motorway Bridge
Kellet Lane Bridge No 1303¼ furlongs
Capernwray Winding Hole1 mile, ¾ furlongs
Capernwray Bridge No 1311 mile, 2 furlongs
Keer Aqueduct No 1321 mile, 2¾ furlongs
Capernwray Railway Bridge No 1331 mile, 3 furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Truckhaven
 Esso
 ReD Fuel Card
 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Preston Terminus

Hest Bank Bridge No 1184 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Lodge Hill Junction15 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Ratcliffe Bridge No 7518 miles, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Brows Bridge No 817 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Brows Bridge No 8
Glasson Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6 furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Glasson Visitor Moorings
Glasson Basin17 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Glasson Basin

In the direction of Tewitfield

Tewitfield2 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Preston Terminus

Hest Bank Bridge No 1184 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus

In the direction of Tewitfield

Tewitfield2 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Preston Terminus

Lundsfield Wharf1 mile, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Hest Bank Bridge No 1184 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus

In the direction of Tewitfield

Tewitfield2 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Preston Terminus

Lundsfield Wharf1 mile, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Hest Bank Winding Hole4 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Belmont Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Folly Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Halton Road Winding Hole7 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Ashton Park Bridge Winding Hole13 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Galgate Basin Wharf14 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Lodge Hill Junction15 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Carter's Wood Winding Hole15 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Carter's Wood Winding Hole
Richmond Bridge Winding Hole16 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Ratcliffe Bridge Winding Hole18 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Preston Terminus
Thurnham Bridge Winding Hole17 miles, ¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Thurnham Bridge Winding Hole
Glasson Basin17 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Glasson Basin
Glasson Dock18 miles, ½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Glasson Dock
River Lune Entrance18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Lodge Hill Junction, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch) to Glasson Dock, then on the Lancaster Canal (Glasson Basin to River Lune) to River Lune Entrance

In the direction of Tewitfield

Capernwray Winding Hole1 mile, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield
Lovers Creek1 mile, 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield
Tewitfield2 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Tewitfield
Millness Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 4 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Tewitfield, then on the Lancaster Canal (Northern Reaches - in water) to Millness Bridge Winding Hole

No information

CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[M6 motorway] The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 and the western end of the A14 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby and Coventry via Birmingham and [M-6 motorway (Pakistan)] The M6 (Urdu: موٹروے ۶‎) is a pending motorway project in Pakistan. M-6 will connect Sukkur to Hyderabad. The 296 km long M-6 motorway is the only missing [A74(M) and M74 motorways] new bridge crossing the River Esk. This means that there is now a continuous motorway from London to Glasgow, with four numbers (M1, M6, A74(M) and M74) [M6 Toll] connects M6 Junction 3a at the Coleshill Interchange to M6 Junction 11A at Wolverhampton with 27 miles (43 km) of six-lane motorway. The M6 Toll is the [M6 Motorway (Sydney)] Stage 1 of the M6 Motorway, previously known as the F6 extension during preliminary planning stages, is a proposed motorway consisting of twin, 4-kilometre [List of motorways in the United Kingdom] (6 June 2018). "Revealed: New bypass plan to end M6 and M5 traffic misery". birminghammail. "Pathetic Motorways". pathetic.org.uk. "Pathetic Motorways" [M65 motorway] The M65 is a motorway in Lancashire, England. It runs from just south of Preston through the major junction of the M6 and M61 motorways, east past Darwen [M8 Motorway (Sydney)] and includes tunnel connections to the future M4–M5 Link (the second stage of M8) and the future M6 Motorway. Planned and constructed as part of the WestConnex [M1 motorway] completed in the UK; the first motorway in the country was the Preston By-pass, which later became part of the M6. The motorway is 193 miles (311 km) long [M56 motorway] the M53 or the A494 to reach the A55. The motorway services on the M56 are Chester (Run by Roadchef) and Lymm (Run by Moto, also accessible from M6) The
 
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