Jamestown Canal

The Jamestown Canal (Irish: Canáil Chill Srianáin) bypasses a non-navigable section of the River Shannon between Jamestown and Drumsna in Ireland. The canal is 2.6 km in length and is located in County Roscommon.[1] The Shannon Commissioners constructed the canal in 1848 to replace an earlier, smaller canal as part of a widescale upgrade of the Shannon Navigation.[2][3]

Jamestown Canal
Specifications
Length	2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Locks	1
Maximum height above sea level	46 m (151 ft)
Status	Open
History
Date of act	1697
Date of first use	1799 (1799)
Date extended	1848
Geography
Start point	River Shannon (Ardnafron)
End point	River Shannon (Lough Nanoge)

Jamestown Canal
River Shannon Lough Nanoge Albert Marina Albert Lock Corlara Bridge Ardanaffrin Bridge River Shannon

Structures associated with the canal

The following associated structures are listed as being of architectural social and technical interest on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

• Albert lock (1848) and lock keepers cottage.[2]
• Jamestown Canal Bridge, rusticated bridge with a single span over the canal, built about 1850.[4]

Route

References

1. "IWAI - Shannon Locks and Bridges". Iwai.ie. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
2. "Albert Lock, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Jamestown Canal Bridge, County Roscommon: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.