Embranchement de Belfort

Embranchement de Belfort
Specifications
Length 9.7 km (6.0 mi) to Botans,[1] 14.9 km (9.3 mi) to Belfort [2]
Locks 5
Status Open to Botans, closed to the north
History
Former names Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône
Construction began 1882
Date completed 1923
Geography
Direction North/South
Start point Botans
End point Canal du Rhône au Rhin
Connects to Canal du Rhône au Rhin

The Embranchement de Belfort is a canal in eastern France. It connects Botans to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. It is 9.7 km long with five locks.[1] Originally designed as Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône to Belfort for a length of 14.9 km. It was to form a link with the Saône at Conflandey.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Vois Navigables France Itinéraires Fluviaux. Editions De L'Ecluse. 2009. ISBN 978-2-916919-21-8.
  2. 1 2 McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 978-1574092103.

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