General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Canal |
|---|
Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 58 km | |
| height difference | 17.2 m | |
| depth | 8.5 m |
Quantities
| volume of extracted material | 45 000 000 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 15 500 000 |
Chronology
| 1885 | UK parliamentary assent. |
|---|---|
| 1887 | Construction started. |
| 1894 | Opened to traffic. |
| 1954 | Queen Elizabeth II Dock opened at western end. |
| 1982 | Most of Salford docks at eastern end closed and area redeveloped to include museums and The Lowry Arts Centre. |
Notes
Estimated cost was 8,000,000GBP but actual cost rose to 15,500,000GBP. Most of original shares bought by middle and lower socio-economic groups of Manchester area.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1899): The Foundation of the Manchester Ship-Canal Grain-Elevator. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 137, n. 1899-3 ( 1899), pp. 364-375.
- (1898): The Manchester Ship Canal. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 131, n. 1898-1 ( 1898), pp. 14-30, plates.
- The Manchester Ship Canal. In: Engineering, v. 57 (January 1894), pp. 97-142.
- (1898): The Manchester Ship-Canal-Irlam Division. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 131, n. 1898-1 ( 1898), pp. 50-60.
- (1898): The Manchester Ship-Canal: Mersey Estuary Embankments and other Works. Runcorn Division. In: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 131, n. 1898-1 ( 1898), pp. 42-49.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
10001038 - Published on:
19/02/2007 - Last updated on:
05/05/2024
Structurae cooperates with
