Newry Canal

Newry Canal
Victoria Lock at the entrance to Newry ship canal in Carlingford Lough
Map
Specifications
Maximum boat length13.4 m (43 ft 11.6 in)
Maximum boat beam15.47 m (50 ft 9 in)
Locks14
(originally 13)
Maximum height above sea level23.8 m (78 ft)
Statusabandoned
History
Principal engineerEdward Lovett Pearce, Richard Castle, Thomas Steers
Date completed1741
Date closed1949, 1970s
Geography
Start pointNewry
End pointPortadown
Newry Canal
River Bann
Lough Neagh
Lagan Canal
Coalisland Canal
M1 Motorway
River Blackwater
Upper River Bann
GN Railway
Portadown Bridge to station
Cusher River
River Bann
14
Whitecoat Point Lock
Knock Bridge, Moyallen
12-13
Terryhoogan Locks
Scarva Bridge to station
Poyntzpass Bridge to station
10-11
Poyntzpass Locks
GN Railway
9
Lock
GN Railway
7-8
Locks
Newry River
4-6
Locks
Bridge
3
Lock
Bridge
Bridge
2
Lock
Newry Basin
Bridge
Site of first sea lock
Victoria Lock
Newry River
Carlingford Lough

The Newry Canal is an abandoned canal in Northern Ireland. Opened in 1742, it was built to link the Tyrone coalfields to the Irish Sea. The navigable route ran from Lough Neagh via the Upper Bann river to Portadown (approximated 9 miles), then approximately 20 miles from Portadown via the canal proper to Newry, terminating in the Albert Basin.

The canal was closed to navigation in 1949, however its line remains intact and the towpath is currently part of the National Cycle Network and the Ulster Way long distance footpath.

The Newry Ship Canal (opened in 1769), runs approximately 3½ miles south from Newry's Albert Basin to connect with the sea at Carlingford Lough. The Newry Ship Canal remains navigable by pleasure craft today.