Manchester Ship Canal

Manchester Ship Canal
Le Stolt Kittiwake se dirigeant vers l'estuaire de la Mersey

Le Manchester Ship Canal est un canal de navigation de 58 km situé au nord-ouest de l'Angleterre. Conçu pour donner un accès direct à la mer, il est construit entre 1887 et 1894 pour un coût de 15 millions de livres sterling (ce qui représente en 2010 1,27 milliard de livres sterling) et il est alors le plus long canal navigable du monde.

Le canal suit sur la plus large partie de son tracé les rivières Mersey et Irwell, et est parsemé de plusieurs écluses. Divers types de bateaux peuvent l'emprunter, du petit bateau côtier au cargo intercontinental, mais il n'est pas assez large pour les navires modernes.

Le canal n'est plus considéré aujourd'hui comme une voie de navigation majeure, mais continue à acheminer 6 millions de tonnes de fret chaque année. Il est maintenant sous la gestion d'un propriétaire privé.

Annexes

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