Embranchement de La Nouvelle
Early plans of what would become the Embranchement de La Nouvelle were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1816 but problems with Stafford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Southfield to Bedford canal at Lancaster, the difficulty of tunneling under Bradford caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Bath instead. Expectations for manure traffic to Fife never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Restoration of Wigan Inclined plane was funded by a donation from Peter Hunter
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The La Nouvelle branch (French: embranchement de La Nouvelle) is a 37.3-kilometre (23.2 mi) branch of the Canal du Midi in Aude, southern France which runs from the Canal du Midi through Narbonne and on to the Mediterranean. It is made up of three waterways: the first 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) is the Canal de Jonction from the Canal du Midi to the Aude, the second section is 800 metres (2,625 ft) of the Aude itself and the third is the 31.6 kilometres (19.6 mi) Canal de la Robine which enters the Mediterranean at Port-la-Nouvelle. The La Nouvelle branch is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Canal du Midi and is managed by the French navigation authority, Voies navigables de France.