Marple Junction

Marple Junction on the Peak Forest Canal. The 16 Marple Locks descend to the right. The Macclesfield Canal joins from below the bridge to the left.

This junction is on a 23-mile level between Bugsworth Basin and Bosley Locks, being, at 518 feet above sea level, the third highest canal summit level in Britain.

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Marple Aqueduct

The 97 feet high Marple Aqueduct carries the Peak Forest Canal across the valley of the River Goyt near the bottom of the Marple lock flight. To the right is the railway viaduct, echoing the scene at Chirk Aqueduct.

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