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Bridgewater Canal

1761 · 18th century

The Bridgewater Canal is a canal in north-west England, built for the Duke of Bridgewater to carry coal from his mines at Worsley to Manchester. Engineered by James Brindley and John Gilbert, its first section opened in 1761 and halved the price of coal in Manchester. Its success set off a boom in canal building that supplied the early Industrial Revolution.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bridgewater Canal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bridgewater-canal
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