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Ribble Link

The Millennium Ribble Link is a linear water park and new navigation which links the once-isolated Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England to the River Ribble. The Lancaster Canal was never connected to the rest of the English waterways network, because the planned aqueduct over the River Ribble was never built. Instead, a tramway connected the southern…

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Date completed
2002
End point
River Ribble
Locks
8 (1 tidal gate)
Maximum boat beam
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)
Maximum boat length
62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)
Navigation authority
Canal & River Trust

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Ribble Link

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Edges49
Triples148
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Course · 43
Ribble Link → April, At, Because, Boats, Canal, Dagnall, Denis O’Connor, Derby, Footpaths, Gauging, Goodier Bridge, Great Britain's, Haslem Park, II, In, It, John, John Rennie, July, Lancaster Canal
related to background · 33
Ribble Link → At, Cuerden Valley Park, Environmental Quality Standards, For, However, In, Lancashire, Lancaster Canal, Leeds, Liverpool Canal, Magnox, Maxnox, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Portsmouth, Preston, Radionuclides, Research, Ribble, Salwick, Savick Bridge
related to history · 23
Ribble Link → English, English Canal, In, John Whittaker, Lancaster Boat Club, Lancaster Canal, Lancaster Canal Boat Club, Leeds, Liverpool Canal, Plans, Preston, Preston Docks, Ribble, Ribble Link Trust, River Lune, River Ribble, Rufford Branch, Savick Brook, That, The
related to Operation · 17
Ribble Link → All, April, Canal, Generally, However, In, It, Lancaster Canal, October, One, Preston, Ribble, River Trust, Savick Brook, The, The Millennium Ribble Link, There
related to Costs and funding · 14
Ribble Link → All, British Nuclear Fuels, British Waterways, Costs, Environment Agency, Lancashire Waste Services Limited, Landfill Tax Credit Scheme, Millennium, Originally, The, The Millennium Commission, The Millennium Ribble Link, The Ribble Link Trust, The Waterways Trust
related to External links · 6
Ribble Link → Canals, Lancaster CanalSD481288, Map, RibbleRibble Link TrustCanal, River Trust, Savick Brook
Date completed · 1
Ribble Link → 2002
End point · 1
Ribble Link → River Ribble
Locks · 1
Ribble Link → 8 (1 tidal gate)
Maximum boat beam · 1
Ribble Link → 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)

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link ribble canal lock brook boats lancaster river trust water waterways savick preston locks navigation would construction bridge use built

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Ribble LinkDate completed20021.00infobox
Ribble LinkEnd pointRiver Ribble1.00infobox
Ribble LinkLocks8 (1 tidal gate)1.00infobox
Ribble LinkMaximum boat beam10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)1.00infobox
Ribble LinkMaximum boat length62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)1.00infobox
Ribble LinkNavigation authorityCanal & River Trust1.00infobox
Ribble LinkOriginal ownerThe Ribble Link Construction and Operation Limited/The Waterways Trust1.00infobox
Ribble LinkOther engineerArup Water1.00infobox
Ribble LinkPrincipal engineerGleeson1.00infobox
Ribble LinkStart pointLancaster Canal, Ingol, Preston1.00infobox
Ribble LinkStatusNavigable at certain times April–October1.00infobox
Ribble Linkis alinear water park and new navigation which links the once-isolated Lancaster Canal in Lancashire0.90text

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