Newry Canal

Newry Canal
Victoria Lock at the entrance to Newry ship canal in Carlingford Lough
Specifications
Maximum boat length	13.4 m (43 ft 11.6 in)
Maximum boat beam	15.47 m (50 ft 9 in)
Locks	14 (originally 13)
Maximum height above sea level	23.8 m (78 ft)
Status	abandoned
History
Principal engineer	Edward Lovett Pearce, Richard Castle, Thomas Steers
Date completed	1741
Date closed	1949, 1970s
Geography
Start point	Newry
End point	Portadown

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Legend
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.