Bridgwater and Taunton Canal

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The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a historic waterway in Somerset, England, linking the towns of Bridgwater and Taunton and forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
completedIn 1827
connectedTo River Parrett NERFINISHED
connects Bridgwater NERFINISHED
Taunton NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1820s
country England
currentUse angling
leisure boating
walking and cycling along towpath
endPoint Taunton NERFINISHED
hasAqueduct Crossways Aqueduct NERFINISHED
hasBridge Maunsel Bridge NERFINISHED
hasCountryPark Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Country Park NERFINISHED
hasEngineeringStructure aqueduct
locks
tunnel
hasFeature aqueducts
bridges
locks
towpath
hasHeritageStatus protected as a historic waterway
hasLock Firepool Lock NERFINISHED
Standard Lock NERFINISHED
hasTunnel Creech St Michael Tunnel NERFINISHED
historicalEra Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED
length about 14.5 miles
linkedTo Bridgwater Docks NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bridgwater NERFINISHED
Somerset
Taunton NERFINISHED
managedBy Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED
openingDate 1827
originalPurpose commercial freight transport
linking River Parrett navigation with Taunton
partOf inland navigation network of South West England
passesNear Creech St Michael NERFINISHED
Maunsel NERFINISHED
North Newton NERFINISHED
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
startPoint Bridgwater NERFINISHED
status navigable for most of its length
usedFor recreation
wildlife habitat
waterwayType broad canal

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Bridgwater hasCanal Bridgwater and Taunton Canal