Canal de Marseille au Rhône
| Canal de Marseille au Rhône | |
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 The Canal de Marseille au Rhône, north of the Tunnel du Rove |
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| location | France , Bouches-du-Rhone department |
| length | approx. 22 km |
| Built | 1923 to 1926 |
| Beginning | Marseille port |
| The End | Martigues |
| Outstanding structures | Tunnel du Rove |
| closed to shipping | |
The Canal de Marseille au Rhône is a shipping canal in the south of France . The sea canal connects the port of Marseille with the Étang de Berre . The canal has been impassable since part of the Tunnel du Rove collapsed on June 17, 1963.
history
The canal, built between 1923 and 1926, connected the economically thriving region around the salt water lake Étang de Berre with the greater Marseille area .
Via other waterways, such as
there was a connection to the Rhône , which could be used for inland navigation .
course
It begins at Port de la Lave in the northwest section of the port of Marseille , where it crosses the Estaque Mountains in a north-westerly direction with the Tunnel du Rove . After a tunnel length of 7.1 kilometers, it reaches the municipality of Marignane and runs a further 3.4 kilometers on the surface. Finally it flows into the Étang de Bolmon , a lagoon lake , which it follows - protected by dykes from the open side - to the west. At Châteauneuf-les-Martigues he changes to the Étang de Berre , which he also accompanies diked to Martigues . Here it joins the Canal de Caronte and ends its independent course.
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 43 ° 21 '35 " N , 5 ° 17' 38" E
- End point of canal: 43 ° 24 ′ 16 ″ N , 5 ° 3 ′ 29 ″ E
Places on the canal
Web links
- Information in the Babel project (French)