What is Calder and Hebble Navigation?
The '''Calder and Hebble Navigation''' is a broad [[waterway]], with [[Lock (water transport)|locks]] and bridges that are suitable for 14-foot-wide (4.3 m) boats, in [[West Yorkshire]]. Improvements on the [[River Calder]] and the [[River Hebble]] began in 1759, The [[Rochdale Canal]] joined it in 1804. This let boats go from [[Sowerby Bridge]] to [[Manchester]]. It connects to the [[Aire and Calder Navigation]] at [[Wakefield]]. It joins the Huddersfield Broad Canal near Mirfield. There were many alterations over the years, so now it is mostly seperate from the river. The [[Lock (water transport)|locks]] were designed for Yorkshire Keels. They are among the shortest on the English connected waterways network, at 57 feet (17 m).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calder and Hebble Navigation - information and photographs|url=http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/calder/index.htm|access-date=2023-04-09|website=www.penninewaterways.co.uk}}</ref> Since 1981 it has only been used by pleasure boats. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in West Yorkshire]] [[Category:Canals in England]]