Shannon - Lough Allen Canal Junction
Junction of the River Shannon with the Lough Allen Canal
Battlebridge Caravan & Camping Park, Battle Bridge, Tumna North ED, Drumhierny, County Leitrim, Ireland
Shannon - Lough Allen Canal Junction is on the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge just past the junction with Sir Arthur Clarke's Canal.
The River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Willhampton canal at Leeds, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Salisbury at Bridgend caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Barton instead. The 6 mile section between Ashfield and Bernigo was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wigan. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Peter Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bradford Embankment.
The River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal was built by John Rennie and opened on January 1 1888. In 1955 the Ambersford and Luton Canal built a branch to join at Preston. Expectations for coal traffic to Tendring never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Handcuff Key Across The Pennines" by Arthur Thomas, there is no evidence that John Smith ever navigated Reigate Embankment in a bathtub to encourage restoration of Newpool Locks
Shannon - Lough Allen Canal Junction
is a minor waterways place
at the junction of
the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge
with
the River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal.
Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction (Junction of the River Shannon with the Shannon-Erne Waterway)
is on
the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge,
6¾ furlongs
to the southeast.
Battlebridge (Limit of navigation on the River Shannon)
is on
the River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge,
2¼ furlongs
to the northeast.
Lough Allen (southern entrance) (Southern Entrance of the Lough Allen Canal at Drumshanbo)
is on
the River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal,
4 miles and 1½ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the northeast.
The nearest place in the direction of Battlebridge is Battlebridge Bridge;
1½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Lough Allen (southern entrance) is Battlebridge Lock;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| River Shannon - Jamestown to Battlebridge | ||
|---|---|---|
Carrick-on-Shannon Bridge  | 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | 6 miles, ½ furlongs | |
| Lough Drumharlow (eastern entrance) | 4 miles, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Hartley Bridge - River Shannon | 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Shannon - Shannon-Erne Junction | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Shannon - Lough Allen Canal Junction | ||
| Battlebridge Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Battlebridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| River Shannon - Lough Allen Canal | ||
| Shannon - Lough Allen Canal Junction | ||
| Battlebridge Lock | ¼ furlongs | |
| Battlebridge Bridge (Lough Allen Canal) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Drumleague Bridge | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Drumleague Lock | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Drumhauver Bridge | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
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