Canal latéral à la Marne
| Canal latéral à la Marne | |
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 The canal system in the former French region of Champagne-Ardenne |
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| Water code | FR : F --- 2102 |
| location | France , Grand Est region |
| length | 67 km |
| Built | 1845 |
| class | I ( Freycinet class ) |
| Beginning | Crossing from the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne and from the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Vitry-le-François |
| The End | It flows into the canalized Marne near Dizy |
| Descent structures | 15th |
| Ports | Vitry-le-François, Châlons-en-Champagne |
| Junctions, crossings | Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne |
| Used river | Marne |
| Kilometrage | in the direction of the Marne |
| Downhill | in the direction of the Marne |
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The Canal latéral à la Marne (German: Marne-Seitenkanal ) is a French shipping canal that runs in the Marne department in the Grand Est region . It accompanies the Marne river, which is not navigable on this route , between the town of Vitry-le-François and the town of Dizy .
geography
The canal is part of an inland waterway that connects the Mediterranean via the Rhone and Saône with the greater Paris area. This route consists of the following waterways:
- Canal between Champagne and Burgundy
- Canal latéral à la Marne
- Marne (as a canalized river)
Course and technical infrastructure
The Canal latéral à la Marne begins in Vitry-le-François, where it connects to the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne (German: Canal between Champagne and Burgundy ) and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin (German: Rhein-Marne-Kanal ) Has. It is a canal of the side canal type , overcomes a height difference of 34 meters over its length of 67 kilometers with the help of 15 locks and flows into the river Marne at Dizy, which from there to its confluence with the Seine near Paris directly with ships can be driven on. In Condé-sur-Marne it meets the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne (German: Aisne-Marne Canal ), which enables a connection further to the north of France.
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 48 ° 43 '49 " N , 4 ° 36' 24" E
- End point of the canal: 49 ° 4 ′ 13 ″ N , 3 ° 56 ′ 37 ″ E
Places on the canal
history
Originally, the river Marne was navigated by ships to Vitry-le-François. However, he was very moody on this stretch, once it was flooded, soon after it was possible to wade through it. That is why the Canal latèral à la Marne was built in 1845.
Economical meaning
Freight shipping has gradually lost its importance. Nevertheless, the entire waterway is still used more frequently by cargo ships today.
Web links
literature
- David Edwards-May: Inland waters of France , 5th edition, Verlag Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-922117-61-9
- Navicarte Guide de navigation fluvial - n ° 8 , July 2005, Edition Grafocarte, ISBN 2-7416-0162-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the canal is based on the information on the Canal latéral à la Marne from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 5, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.