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Bridgewater Way

Gtr Manchester, Halton, Warrington

63 km / 39 miles
The Bridgewater Way is a new route being developed in the north-west of England that follows the towpath of the Bridgewater Canal - in Salford, Trafford, Manchester, Warrington, Halton and Cheshire.

The Bridgewater Canal built in the 1760s by the Duke of Bridgewater to carry coal was the first man-made canal in Britain and it started the Canal mania that followed in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries that revolutionised transport in this country and was an integral part of the industrial revolution. Today the canal is well used and maintained but much of the canal towpath is uninviting and unattractive and the project aims to upgrade the towpath for use by pedestrians and cyclists.

The canal is named on OS maps and the first section into Manchester is coincident with the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk.

The distance of 39 miles includes a 3 mile spur into Manchester City Centre.

In December, 2007, Sustrans competed in a public poll for £50 million of Lottery money, spread across 79 projects nationwide for their Connect2 project. The bid was successful and will go towards creating new cycling and walking routes in communities across the UK, including upgrading the Sale section of the Bridgewater Way canalside walk. Peel Holdings/the Bridgewater Canal Trust hope to have the path fully upgraded in time for the Canal's 250th anniversary in 2011 - further funding will be needed. See website below for details.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Easy
Cycle Route
Canal
Heritage
Start: SJ510828 - Waterloo Bridge, Runcorn, Halton View on StreetMap
Finish: SJ655998 - Leigh Bridge, St Helens Rd, Leigh, Gtr Manchester View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Bridgewater Canal - Bridgewater Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download Bridgewater Way  (Bridgewater Canal Trust  - 2011 ) Download

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 108, 109
OS Landranger Active 108, 109
OS Explorer 267, 268, 275, 276, 277
OS Explorer Active 267, 268, 275, 276, 277

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Route Profile:

57.7 km (35.9 miles)
318 m (1,043 ft) ascent
40 m (131 ft)  maximum height

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