Embranchement de Belfort
Embranchement de Belfort | |
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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]
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