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Runcorn and Weston Canal

Early plans of what would become the Runcorn and Weston Canal were drawn up by James Brindley in 1816 but problems with Glasgow Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Restoration of Wigan Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Runcorn and Weston Canal campaign

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The Runcorn and Weston Canal is a broad canal and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Britain. It runs for 1 mile and 3¼ furlongs through 2 locks from Runcorn and Weston Canal Junction (where it joins the River Weaver (Main Line)) to Original Junction with the Runcorn and Weston Canal (where it joins the Bridgewater Canal (Runcorn Locks Branch)).

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.

This waterway is excluded by default from route planning with the following explanation: "closed"

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Runcorn and Weston Canal Junction
Runcorn and Weston Lock No 1	½ furlongs	0 locks
West Road Bridge	1¼ furlongs	1 lock
Post Office Lane Bridge (Weston Point)	1¾ furlongs	1 lock
Runcorn and Weston Lock No 2	7½ furlongs	1 lock
Original Junction with the Runcorn and Weston Canal	1 mile and 3¼ furlongs	2 locks

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The Runcorn and Weston Canal was a short canal near Runcorn in Cheshire, England, constructed to link the Weston Canal, which is part of the River Weaver Navigation, to the Bridgewater Canal and Runcorn Docks. It was completed in 1859, but was little used. Around half of it became the Arnold Dock in 1876, when it was made wider and deeper, and linked to Fenton Dock by a ship lock. The dock section and some of the remaining canal were filled in during the 1960s, and the remainder is in a derelict state.

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