The Leigh Branch links the Leeds & Liverpool Canal with which other canal?
Leeds and Liverpool Canal canal runs for without locks, across the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The two main side-branches both connect to other waterways. The Rufford Branch links into the River Douglas and, via the Ribble Link and the River Ribble to the previously isolated Lancaster Canal. The Leigh Branch from Wigan leads to the Bridgewater Canal and thus to Manchester and the Midlands. At long, The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is the second longest "single" canal in the UK.. The canal at Aintree passes close to the racecourse and gives the name to the course's Canal Turn. The new £20 million Liverpool Canal
Leeds and Liverpool Canal was built, Vauxhall Bridge (un-numbered) which was opened in 1994 by Cilla Black. In August 2010, a 60-mile stretch of the canal was closed due to the low reservoirs, following the driest start to the year since records began. It was reopened the following month, although some restrictions remained. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line is long and crosses the country from Liverpool, Merseyside to Leeds, West Yorkshire. It has two main side-branches, the Leigh Branch and the Rufford Branch. The summit level is at . The canal was built with locks long and wide to accommodate the Yorkshire