Canal de Pont-de-Vaux

Canal de Pont-de-Vaux
Specifications
Length 3 km (1.9 mi) [1]
Status Open
History
Current owner VNF[2]
Original owner Louis Auguste Bertin [2]
Principal engineer Leonard Knife [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 / 46.43311; 4.93546
Ending coordinates 46°26′49″N 4°53′56″E / 46.44705°N 4.89902°E / 46.44705; 4.89902
Connects to Saône

The Canal de Pont-de-Vaux 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1-57409-087-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Project Babel". Retrieved 23 April 2010.

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