From Autherley Junction to the Manchester Ship Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal includes two navigable branches, the Middlewich Branch and the River Dee Branch.
The Middlewich Branch runs from Barbridge Junction to the Trent & Mersey Canal at Middlewich, whilst the River Dee Branch runs from the main line at Chester to the tidal River Dee.
There is also a Newport Branch that is derelict but under restoration as part of the Shewsbury and Newport Canal that joins at Norbury Junction.
The Shropshire Union Canal was formed from a group of canal companies, which became the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company in 1846.
We have proposed improved links between the Shropshire Union Canal and the River Dee.