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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Point Pleasant Canal)

 
 

The Act of Parliament for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Point Pleasant Canal) was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from George Wright who owned land in the area. The canal joined the sea near Stockport. Expectations for stone traffic to Willbury never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Point Pleasant Canal) were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Pembroke power station was enough to keep it open. In John Hunter's "Travels of The Wreck" he describes his experiences passing through Bernigo Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

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The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Point Pleasant Canal) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs for 2 miles from Bay Head Harbor (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Atlantic City to Bay Head)) to Point Pleasant Canal Entrance (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Manasquan River)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Bay Head Harbor
Route 13 Lift Bridge 0.73 miles 0 locks
Route 88 Lift Bridge 1.60 miles 0 locks
Point Pleasant Canal Entrance 2 miles 0 locks
 
 
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The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Boston, Massachusetts, southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas. Some sections of the waterway consist of natural inlets, saltwater rivers, bays, and sounds, while others are artificial canals. It provides a navigable route along its length without many of the hazards of travel on the open sea.

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