Millennium Link
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Millennium Link is a major Scottish engineering and regeneration project that reconnected the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals, restoring navigable waterway access between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal restoration project
ⓘ
engineering project ⓘ regeneration project ⓘ |
| category |
urban regeneration in Scotland
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water transport infrastructure in Scotland ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
River Clyde via Forth & Clyde Canal
ⓘ
River Forth via Forth & Clyde Canal ⓘ |
| connectsCanal |
Forth & Clyde Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | integration of modern structures with historic canals ⓘ |
| feature | Falkirk Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
European Union funding
ⓘ
Scottish Enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ public sector funding ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Falkirk Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageAspect | restoration of historic canals ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | Falkirk Wheel visitor centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
tourism development along canals
ⓘ
urban regeneration along canal corridors ⓘ |
| inception | late 1990s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
central Scotland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | millennium ⓘ |
| opened | 2002 ⓘ |
| operator | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish canal network ⓘ |
| purpose |
reconnect the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals
ⓘ
restore navigable waterway access between Glasgow and Edinburgh ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Edinburgh metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredNavigableAccessBetween |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredWaterwayConnectionBetween |
Forth & Clyde Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
regeneration of central Scotland waterways
ⓘ
restoration of historic canal routes ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
leisure boating
ⓘ
recreational cruising ⓘ water-based tourism ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland waterway ⓘ |
| usesStructure |
boat lift
ⓘ
locks ⓘ |
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