Bridgewater Canal system

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf canal system
gptkbp:attracts tourists
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Runcorn
gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Francis_Egerton,_3rd_Duke_of_Bridgewater
gptkbp:features bridges
locks
gptkbp:has towpath
gptkbp:hasEvents Canal festivals
boat rallies
gptkbp:hasGoals gptkb:Worsley_Delph
gptkb:Runcorn_Locks
gptkbp:hasHistory important trade route
engineering achievement
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first canal in England to be built entirely for the transport of goods
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bridgewater Canal system
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Bridgewater_Marina
gptkbp:influenced Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:isConnectedTo gptkb:Ashton_Canal
gptkb:River_Medlock
gptkb:Oxford_Canal
gptkb:River_Irk
gptkb:Leeds_and_Liverpool_Canal
gptkb:Manchester_Ship_Canal
gptkb:Shropshire_Union_Canal
gptkb:Birmingham_Canal_Navigations
gptkb:Trent_and_Mersey_Canal
gptkb:River_Weaver
gptkb:Peak_Forest_Canal
gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal
gptkb:Rochdale_Canal
gptkb:Staffordshire_and_Worcestershire_Canal
gptkb:River_Douglas
Grand Union Canal
River Tame
River Goyt
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy gptkb:Canal_&_River_Trust
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Trans-Pennine_Trail
gptkbp:isUsedBy cyclists
boaters
walkers
gptkbp:length 65 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:opened 1761
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Bridgewater_Canal_Company
gptkbp:partOf Greater_Manchester_waterways
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Runcorn
Altrincham
Worsley
Lymm
gptkbp:supports wildlife
gptkbp:usedFor recreation
transportation
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:River_Mersey
River Irwell