A major challenge faced, was to link the Forth and Clyde Canal, which lay 35m (115ft) below the level of the Union Canal.

但是这项工程在施工过程中遇到了一个重大的难题：福斯·克莱德运河水面低于联盟运河35米(115英尺)。

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Boats needing to be lifted up enter the canal basin at the level of the Forth & Clyde Canal and then enter the lower gondola of the Wheel.

需要被吊起的船只在福斯克莱德运河的高度进入到运河港池，然后进入水轮中较低的贡多拉里。

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There were the Hadrian's wall running from Carlisle to Newcastle, and the Antonine wall linking the estuaries of the Forth and the Clyde.

一条是哈德良长城，从卡莱尔到纽卡斯尔，另一条是链接福斯河口和克莱德河口的安东尼长城。

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An extension of the Forth and Clyde Canal is also being built, along with a new sea lock on the River Carron.

BBC: Work to begin on new ?1m canal bridge in Grangemouth

These would form an integral part of a new boat lift mechanism at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Helix bid approaches final stage

Bases in Forth and Clyde in Scotland have already been closed.

BBC: Lifeboat (RNLI)