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- River_Weaver abstract "The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual clause in the enabling Act of Parliament stipulated that profits should be given to the County of Cheshire for the improvement of roads and bridges, but the navigation was not initially profitable, and it was 1775 before the first payments were made. Trade continued to rise, and by 1845, over £500,000 had been given to the county.The major trade was salt. The arrival of the Trent and Mersey Canal at Anderton in 1773 was detrimental to the salt trade at first, but ultimately beneficial, as salt was tipped down chutes from the canal into barges on the river navigation. Access to the river was improved in 1810 by the Weston Canal, which provided a link to Weston Point, where boats could reach the River Mersey at most states of the tide, as the water was deeper. The navigation was completely reconstructed between 1870 and 1900, with the original locks being replaced by five much larger locks, capable of handling 1000-tonne coasters. With the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, a new lock was constructed at Weston Marsh, which gave direct access to the ship canal without having to pass through the docks at Weston Point. All water from the river entered the canal nearby, and any surplus was released into the Mersey through the Weaver sluices, which were located just upstream of the junction.A notable feature is the Anderton Boat Lift, which is near Northwich, and links the Weaver with the Trent and Mersey Canal some 50 feet (15 m) above. It was opened in 1875, to allow canal boats to reach the Weaver, and although closed on safety grounds in 1983, it was refurbished and reopened in 2002. Many of the structures of the navigation are of historical importance, and are grade II listed. They include the Hayhurst swing bridge and Northwich Town bridge, which are believed to be the earliest swing bridges powered by electricity. Both have a sectional pontoon, which is immersed in the river and carries about 80 per cent of the weight of the bridge. Dutton Horse Bridge, which carries the towpath over the weir stream at Dutton, is one of the earliest surviving laminated timber structures. Dutton railway viaduct, which was built by Joseph Locke and George Stephenson for the Grand Junction Railway, is grade II* listed, and a civic celebration was held on its completion, as there had been no deaths and no serious injuries to the workers during its construction.".
- River_Weaver country England.
- River_Weaver district Borough_of_Halton.
- River_Weaver district Cheshire_East.
- River_Weaver district Cheshire_West_and_Chester.
- River_Weaver mouthMountain Port_of_Runcorn.
- River_Weaver mouthPlace Port_of_Runcorn.
- River_Weaver mouthRegion Cheshire.
- River_Weaver region Cheshire.
- River_Weaver sourceMountain Peckforton_Castle.
- River_Weaver sourcePlace Peckforton_Castle.
- River_Weaver sourceRegion Cheshire.
- River_Weaver thumbnail Weaver_Nantwich.jpg?width=300.
- River_Weaver wikiPageExternalLink PNRC666.
- River_Weaver wikiPageID "347144".
- River_Weaver wikiPageLength "40478".
- River_Weaver wikiPageOutDegree "102".
- River_Weaver wikiPageRevisionID "679035868".
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- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Alexander_Meadows_Rendel.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Anderton_Boat_Lift.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Anderton_boat_lift.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Association_of_Rivers_Trusts.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Audlem.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Baroque_architecture.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Borough_of_Halton.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Bridgewater_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Carp.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Cast_iron.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canals_in_England.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Category:River_navigations_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Cheshire.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Cheshire.
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- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Cheshire_West_and_Chester.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Chester_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Common_bream.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Common_dace.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Common_roach.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Dutton_Horse_Bridge.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Dutton_Viaduct.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Leader_Williams.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Eel.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Ellesmere_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink England.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Environment_Agency.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink European_chub.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink File:Dutton_-_Horse_Bridge.jpg.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Fishing.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Flood_arch.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Frodsham.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink George_Stephenson.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Grade_II_listed.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Grand_Junction_Railway.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Halton_(borough).
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- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Hydrogen_peroxide.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Joseph_Locke.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Limestone.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink List_of_rivers_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink List_of_waterway_societies_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Listed_Building.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Listed_building.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Llangollen_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Lock_(water_transport).
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink London.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Manchester_Ship_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_Flat.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_flat.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Middlewich_Branch.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Nantwich.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Northern_pike.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Northwich.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Paisley.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Peckforton_Castle.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Pelton_wheel.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Perch.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Port_of_Runcorn.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink River_Dane.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink River_Mersey.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink River_Weaver_Navigation_Society.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Rivers_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Rowing.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Yachting_Association.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Runcorn.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Runcorn_and_Weston_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Salt_road.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Salt_trade.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Sandstone.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Scardinius.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Shropshire.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Shropshire_Union_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Swing_bridge.
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- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Brassey.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Telford.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Trent_and_Mersey_Canal.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Watercraft_rowing.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Weaver_Hall_Museum_and_Workhouse.
- River_Weaver wikiPageWikiLink Weir.