The
Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal is a disused
canal in
Greater Manchester, England, built to link
Bolton and
Bury with
Manchester. The canal, when fully opened, was 15 miles 1
furlong (24.3 km) long. It was accessed via a junction with the
River Irwell in
Salford. Seventeen
locks were required to climb to the
summit as it passed through
Pendleton, heading northwest to
Prestolee before it split northwest to Bolton and northeast to Bury. Between Bolton and Bury the canal was on the same level and required no locks. Six
aqueducts were built to allow the canal to cross the rivers Irwell and
Tonge, as well as various minor roads.