The Manchester Ship Canal situated in North West England. It was built between 1887 and 1894 at a cost of about £15 million, and in its day was the largest river navigation canal in the world. It was opened for traffic on January 1, 1894. It is 58 km long generally follows the original route of the rivers Mersey and Irwell, and along its course uses several sets of locks. The minimum depth is 26 feet, and the time required for navigating the canal from five to eight hours. The total amount of excavation in the canal and docks was about 45,000,000 cubic yards, of which about one-fourth was sandstone rock. The lock gates are operated by hydraulic power; railways and bridges crossing the route of the canal have been raised to give a height of 75 feet to vessels traversing the canal, and an ordinary canal whose route it crosses is carried across by a springing aqueduct composed of an iron caisson resting upon a pivot pier.
Boats at Eastham Lock of the Manchester Ship Canal
Motorway over the Manchester ship canal
Image of Manchester Ship Canal during construction work
Ship under bridge in Manchester Ship Canal
Picture of Manchester ship canal
Image of Manchester ship canal
A cargo vessel in Manchester ship canal
Footbridge crossing over the Manchester ship canal
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