Pont-de-Vaux Canal
Appearance
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Canal de Pont-de-Vaux | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) [1] |
Status | Open |
History | |
Current owner | VNF[2] |
Original owner | Louis Auguste Bertin [2] |
Principal engineer | Leonard Racle [2] |
Construction began | 1783 [2] |
Date restored | 1993 [1] |
Geography | |
Direction | East/West |
Beginning coordinates | 46°25′59″N 4°56′08″E / 46.43311°N 4.93546°E |
Ending coordinates | 46°26′49″N 4°53′56″E / 46.44705°N 4.89902°E |
Connects to | Saône |
The Canal de Pont-de-Vaux (French pronunciation: [kanal də pɔ̃ də vo]) is a canal in eastern France connecting the Saône at Fleurville to Pont-de-Vaux. It was closed for many years and reopened in 1993. It runs parallel to the Reyssouze River. [1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
- ^ a b c d "Project Babel". Retrieved 23 April 2010.