Runcorn reach
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Runcorn reach by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Runcorn reach
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 6 Oct 2008
One reason for this wide stretch of the Manchester Ship Canal was that it enabled the tallest craft to layover while parts of their superstructure were removed for the passage to Manchester and back; some bridges beyond this point afforded a slightly lower headroom than below Runcorn.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.34418
Longitude
-2.729943