Forth and Cart Canal
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The Forth and Cart Canal was a short 1⁄2-mile (800-metre) link canal which provided a short cut between the Forth and Clyde Canal, at Whitecrook, and the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart. It was intended to provide a transport link between the town of Paisley, the Firth of Forth and Port Dundas, Glasgow, without having to go via Bowling, some 7 miles (11 kilometres) downstream on the Clyde. The Forth and Cart Canal was closed in 1893. Railway works destroyed most of it soon afterwards.
Quick Facts Specifications, Maximum boat length ...
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Specifications | |
Maximum boat length | 67 ft 0 in (20.42 m) |
Maximum boat beam | 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m) |
Locks | 3 |
Status | destroyed |
History | |
Date of act | 1836 |
Date of first use | 1840 |
Date closed | 1893 |
Geography | |
Connects to | Forth and Clyde Canal, River Clyde |
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