RUNCORN CANAL AND RAILWAY BRIDGE, MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL .The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36 mi-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea Several sets of locks lift vessels about 60 ft (18 m) to the canal's terminus in Manchester. Landmarks along its route include the Barton Swing Aqueduct, the world's only swing aqueduct, and Trafford Park, the world's first planned industrial estate and still the largest in Europe. Construction began in 1887; it took six years and cost £15 million

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Location: Manchester, England
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