Welland By-Pass
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The Welland By-Pass is a modern realignment of the Welland Canal in Ontario, Canada, built to reroute ship traffic around the city of Welland to improve navigation efficiency and safety.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welland By-Pass canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal bypass
ⓘ
waterway infrastructure project ⓘ |
| bypasses | original Welland Canal route through the city of Welland ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Welland Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Welland Canal mainline
canal reaches north of Welland ⓘ canal reaches south of Welland ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedTo |
accommodate large lake freighters
ⓘ
reduce risk of shipping accidents in the city of Welland ⓘ reduce ship congestion in urban Welland reaches ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
improved ship maneuvering conditions
ⓘ
straightened canal alignment ⓘ wider navigation channel ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
improve navigation efficiency
ⓘ
improve navigation safety ⓘ reroute ship traffic around the city of Welland ⓘ |
| isInfrastructureType | navigation improvement project ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportNetwork |
Great Lakes waterway
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes shipping routes
|
| isRealignmentOf | Welland Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Regional Municipality of Niagara ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Welland
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Welland
|
| partOf |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence Seaway system
Welland Canal ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Niagara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Niagara Peninsula
|
| replaced | older canal alignment through Welland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway navigation
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal bypass ⓘ |
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