…In England, where coastal and river navigation was popular, canal construction was slow. However, after the Bridgewater Canal, completed in 1761, was a great success for transporting coal from Worsley to Manchester, canals were dug throughout the country, including Lancashire and the Midlands, which were the centers of the Industrial Revolution. The Grand Trunk Canal (also known as the Trent and Mersey Canal), which linked the Trent Valley in the Midlands with the River Mersey in Lancashire, also connected the Severn and Thames rivers, connecting all major cities by inland waterway transport. Canals were built and operated by companies authorized by law (Figure). … *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Grand Trunk Canal" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…沿岸航行と河川航行が盛んだったイギリスでは,むしろ運河建設は遅かったが,1761年に完成したブリッジウォーター運河が,ワースリーからマンチェスターへの石炭積出用として大成功して以来,産業革命の中心となったランカシャーやミッドランドをはじめ全国に運河が掘られた。ミッドランドのトレント渓谷とランカシャーのマージー川を結ぶ大幹線運河Grand Trunk Canal(別名,トレント・マージー運河)を軸として,セバーン,テムズ両川などとも連絡したので,主要な都市がことごとく内陸水運で結ばれたのである。運河は,法によって許可された会社組織で建設,運営された(図)。… ※「Grand Trunk Canal」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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