Heywood Branch Canal

Heywood Branch Canal
The Rochdale Canal as it heads north under the M62 motorway. The branch was on the now disused route on the left.
Specifications
StatusAbandoned
History
Date of first use1834
Date closed1952
Geography
Start pointHeywood
End pointCastleton
Connects toRochdale Canal
Heywood Branch Canal
Wigan Bury and Bolton Line
Heywood Wharf
Green Lane Bridge
Canal Street Bridge
Hope Street Bridge
LMS Railway
Towpath swing bridge
Old lock 53, Rochdale Canal
New lock 53 + M62

The Heywood Branch Canal was a branch of the Rochdale Canal from Castleton which led to Heywood. It opened in 1834 and carried traffic until 1937. It was abandoned in 1952, along with most of the Rochdale Canal, and although the Rochdale Canal has been reopened, the junction lies under the embankments of the M62 motorway.