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Ainscoughs mill in Burscough
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Specifications | |
Maximum boat length | 62 ft 0 in (18.90 m) (A 62' boat can traverse the whole canal; craft up to 75' formerly worked between Liverpool and Leigh.) |
Maximum boat beam | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) (Boats with a beam of 14' 4" can traverse the whole canal; craft with a beam up to 14' 6" formerly worked between Liverpool and Leigh.) |
Locks | 91 |
Maximum height above sea level | 487 ft (148 m) |
Status | Open |
Navigation authority | Canal & River Trust |
History | |
Principal engineer | John Longbotham |
Other engineer(s) |
James Brindley Robert Whitworth |
Date of act | 1770 |
Construction began | 1770 |
Date of first use | 1774 |
Date completed | 1816 |
Date extended | 1822 |
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