Sheffield & Tinsley Canal

Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
	Sheffield & Tinsley Canal boatyard at Cadman Street
Specifications
Length	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Maximum boat length	61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
Maximum boat beam	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Locks	11; (originally 12)
Status	Operational
Navigation authority	Canal and River Trust
History
Original owner	Sheffield Canal Co.
Date of act	7 June 1815
Date completed	22 February 1819
Geography
Start point	Sheffield
End point	Tinsley
Connects to	River Don Navigation

The Sheffield & Tinsley Canal is a canal in the City of Sheffield, England. It runs 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from Tinsley, where it leaves the River Don, to the Sheffield Canal Basin (now Victoria Quays) in the city centre, passing through 11 locks. The maximum craft length that can navigate this lock system is 61 feet 6 inches (18.75 m) with a beam of 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m).

The Sheffield Canal

					River Don Navigation

					Site of Tinsley wharf
				10-12	Tinsley Locks (3)
					M1
					A6178 road bridge
				9	Tinsley Locks
				7/8	Tinsley Locks
					railway bridge
				4-6	Tinsley Locks (3)
					railway bridge
				1-3	Tinsley Locks (3)
					A6102 Ring Road
					former Greenland Arm
					B6083 + B6085 aqueduct
					Supertram bridge
					Pinfold bridge
					Bernard Road bridge
					Weir
					Midland Railway bridge
					Weir (on River Don)
					railway
					A61 Road bridge
					Sheffield Basin

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