Bridgewater Way
'The Bridgewater Way is being promoted by the Bridgewater Canal Trust, a partnership which comprises 8 local authorities and The Manchester Ship Canal Company (part of the Peel Holdings Group) ... The Bridgewater Canal was the first canal in Britain to be built without following an existing watercourse. Perhaps more importantly it was used as the model for those that followed it. The Bridgewater Canal marked the beginning of the Canal mania that followed in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. Known as the Father of Canals it revolutionised transport in this country ...'
'Regeneration project that will create a 65km/39 mile leisure route for walkers and cyclists along the historic Bridgewater Canal. The project is a fresh approach to the use of the towpath as a connection between communities around the Mersey Basin and the North West.'
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