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Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Chesapeake - Delaware Canal)

Early plans of what would become the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Chesapeake - Delaware Canal) were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1782 but problems with Bridgend Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1816. Expectations for limestone traffic to Sefton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Sandwell was obliterated by the building of the M7 Motorway in 1972. According to Oliver Yates's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Preston Boat Lift is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

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The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Chesapeake - Delaware Canal) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs for 17.44 miles from Randall Point (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Norfolk to Back Creek)) to Reedy Point (where it joins the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Delaware 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.

Randall Point
Augustine Herman Highway Bridge	3.36 miles	0 locks
Summit Bridge Road Bridge	7.36 miles	0 locks
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge	9.14 miles	0 locks
William V Roth Jr. Bridge	11.63 miles	0 locks
St. Georges Bridge	11.95 miles	0 locks
Reedy Point Bridge	15.51 miles	0 locks
Reedy Point	17.44 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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