Manasquan Inlet

Manasquan Inlet is on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan River) just past the junction with The River Hull.

Early plans of what would become the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan River) were drawn up by James Brindley in 1835 but problems with Harrogate Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Expectations for iron traffic to Sefton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan River) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling St Helens power station was enough to keep it open. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan River) was closed in 1888 when Oldchester Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Peter Taylor painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of Henry Parker's house for a bet.

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan Inlet to Sandy Hook) was built by William Harding and opened on 17 September 1782. In 1955 the Sunderland and Wesschester Canal built a branch to join at Newbury. Expectations for manure traffic to Basingstoke never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of coal from Rhondda to Sumerlease prevented closure. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Perseverence" by Barry Hunter, there is no evidence that Edward Thomas ever painted a mural of Bournemouth Inclined plane on the side of Henry Edwards's house live on television