Bridgewater Canal
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The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. Wikipedia
Date extended: 1762
Start point: Worsley
Date completed: 1761
Date of act: 1759, 1760, 1762, 1766, 1795
Length: 41 miles (66 km)