The Rochdale Canal is in Northern England, between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, part of the connected system of the canals of Great Britain. Its name refers to the town of Rochdale through which it passes.
Quick Facts Specifications, Locks ...
Rochdale Canal |
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Locks | 91 (92 as built; two locks merged) |
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Status | Open |
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Navigation authority | Canal & River Trust |
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Date of act | 1794 |
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Date completed | 1804 |
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Date closed | 1952 |
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Date restored | 2002 |
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Calder and Hebble Navigation |
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Start of canal |
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1-2 |
Sowerby Bridge Locks (2) |
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Tuel Lane Tunnel under A58 |
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3/4 |
Tuel Lane Lock |
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5-6 |
Brearley Locks (2) |
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A646 Halifax Road Bridge |
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Broadbottom Lock |
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A646 Falling Royd Bridge |
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Mayroyd Mill Lock |
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Station Road, Hebden Bridge |
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Black Pit Lock |
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Hebden Aqueduct |
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Hebble End |
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10-11 |
Stubbing Locks (2) |
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Stubbing Brink |
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Caldervale Line |
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12 |
Rawden Mill Lock |
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Pennine Way |
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13 |
Callis Lock |
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Stoodley Glen |
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Holmcoat Lock |
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Stoodley Lane |
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Shaw Wood Road |
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Shawplains Lock |
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Lobb Mill Lock |
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Haugh Road |
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Woodhouse Road |
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17 |
Old Royd Lock |
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Key Syke Lane |
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Stack Hills Road |
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18 |
Shop Lock |
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A6033 Todmorden |
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Library Lock |
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Dobroyd Road |
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Wadsworth Mill Lock |
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21 |
Shade Lock |
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Caldervale Line |
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22-23 |
Gauxholme Locks (2) |
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A681 Gauxholme Arch |
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24 |
Gauxholme Highest Lock |
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Caldervale Line |
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A6033 Copperas House Bridge |
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Smithyholm Lock |
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Pinnel Lock |
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Alma Road |
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Hollings Lock |
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Hollins Road |
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Saint Peter's Gate |
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28-33 |
Locks (6) |
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34-35 |
Warland Locks (2) |
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36 |
Longlees Lock |
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summit |
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37 |
West Summit Lock |
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Chelburn |
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River Roch |
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38-44 |
Locks (7) |
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Sladen |
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45 |
Pikehouse Lock |
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Lightowlers Lane |
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46-47 |
Locks (2) |
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A58 Halifax Road |
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Ealees Road |
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Littleborough Bottom Lock |
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B6275 |
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Little Clegg Road |
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A640 Milnrow Road |
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Burnside Road |
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A664 Kingsway |
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Moss Bridge Road |
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Rochdale Wharf |
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49-50 |
Moss Locks (2) |
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Calder Valley line |
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Bedford Street Mills arm |
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Durham Street |
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A671 |
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Rochdale Branch Junction |
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Milkstone Road |
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Dicken Green Lane |
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A664 Edinburgh Way |
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Gorrels Way |
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Heywood Wharf |
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Green Lane |
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51 |
Blue Pits Highest Lock |
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Canal Street |
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A664 Castleton |
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Hope Street |
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Blue Pits Middle Lock |
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Calder Valley line |
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Montrose Street |
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Old (blocked) route |
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M62 |
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Heywood Branch Junction |
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Blue Pits New Lock 53 |
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Earl Street |
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Old (blocked) route |
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54-55 |
Laneside Locks (2) |
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A664 Slattocks |
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56-58 |
Laneside Locks (3) |
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Calder Valley line |
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59-60 |
Locks (2) |
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61 |
Scowcroft Lock |
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Calder Valley line |
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62 |
Coney Green Lock |
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63 |
Walk Mill Lock |
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River Irk Aqueduct |
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A669 Mills Hill Bridge |
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64 |
Kay Lane Lock |
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Drummer Hill Branch |
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Grimshaw Lane Lift Bridge |
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The Causeway |
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A671 |
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M60 and Semple Way |
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A6104 Hollinwood Avenue |
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65 |
Failsworth Top Lock |
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A62 Oldham Road |
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Sisson St/Failsworth new Bridge |
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Ashton Road West |
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66-68 |
Tannersfield Locks (3) |
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Droylsden Road |
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69 |
Newton Heath Lock |
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Old Church Street |
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70-76 |
Newton Heath Locks (7) |
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Huddersfield line |
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77 |
Anthony Lock |
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Hulme Hall Lane A6010 |
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78-80 |
Coalpit Locks (3) |
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81 |
Butler Lane Lock |
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82 |
Lock |
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A665 Great Ancoats Street |
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83 |
Brownsfield Lock |
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Tariff Street |
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Junction with Ashton Canal |
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84 |
Dale Street Lock |
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Dale Street |
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85 |
Piccadilly Lock |
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Aytoun Street |
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Minshull Street |
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86 |
Chorlton Street Lock |
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Chorlton Street |
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87 |
Princess Street Lock |
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88 |
Oxford Street Lock |
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Oxford Street |
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Basins |
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Manch'str & Salford Junc Canal |
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Bridgewater Hall Basin |
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89 |
Tib Lock |
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Albion Street |
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90 |
Albion Mills Lock |
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91 |
Tunnel Lock |
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A56 Deansgate |
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Link to Bridgewater Arm |
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Liverpool–Manchester railway |
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92 |
Duke's Lock |
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Castle Street |
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Castlefield Junction |
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Bridgewater Canal |
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The Rochdale is a broad canal because its locks are wide enough to allow vessels of 14 feet (4.3 m) width. The canal runs for 32 miles (51 km) across the Pennines from the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield Basin in Manchester to join the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire.
As built, the canal had 92 locks. Whilst the traditional lock numbering has been retained on all restored locks, and on the relocated locks, the canal now has 91. Locks 3 and 4 have been replaced with a single deep lock, Tuel Lane Lock, which is numbered 3/4.