Bridgewater Canal - Pomona Lock - Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
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ntpayne
N 53° 28.025 W 002° 16.353
30U E 548290 N 5924478
Pomona lock is the only lock on the very short Pomona branch of the Bridgewater canal.
Waymark Code: WMVGMD
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/17/2017
Views: 1
The Pomona branch links the Bridgewater canal to the Manchester Ship canal. It is only a couple of hundred yards long and has one lock, Pomona lock. This is a double width lock.
This branch was built to replace the Hulme Locks branch that was 200 yards long and was built to link the Mersey and Irwell Navigation and the Bridgewater Canal.
Waterway Name: Bridgewater canal - Pomona branch
Connected Points:
The Pomona branch links the Bridgewater canal at Pomona dock to the Manchester Ship canal.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 01/01/1995
Elevation Difference (meters): 2.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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