Soot Canal

The Soot Canal, constructed in 1849, has Norway's oldest sluice gates. It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden sawmills. The canal was 1.5 km long and had 16 locks which extended from Lake Skjervangen at 185 m above sea level up to Lake Mortsjølungen at 201 m above sea level. Grasmobanen is part of the canalsystem. A 1460 meter long railroad that hauled the timber between the lakes Mortsjølungen and Tvillingtjern.

References

"Great pictures of the sluice gates." (Norwegian). Blogspot. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
"Sootkanalen" (Norwegian). Info from Eidskogmuseum. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
"Sootkanalen" (Norwegian). Info from Akershusmuseet. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

Coordinates: 59°53′26.88″N 11°51′29.51″E / 59.8908000°N 11.8581972°E / 59.8908000; 11.8581972

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