Lachine Canal
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The Lachine Canal is a historic industrial waterway in Montreal, Canada, that once bypassed the Lachine Rapids to facilitate shipping and now serves as a popular recreational corridor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lachine Rapids | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ industrial waterway ⓘ |
| closedToCommercialShipping | 1970 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1821 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cycling route
ⓘ
pedestrian path ⓘ recreational waterway ⓘ urban park corridor ⓘ |
| declineReason | opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 ⓘ |
| endPoint | Lachine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Saint Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
Lachine Canal National Historic Site parklands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former factories and warehouses ⓘ residential loft conversions ⓘ |
| hasBikePath | Lachine Canal multipurpose path ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bridges
ⓘ
industrial buildings ⓘ locks ⓘ sluice gates ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst of Montreal industrialization
ⓘ
major 19th-century transportation corridor in Canada ⓘ |
| inception | 1825 ⓘ |
| industrialEra |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| length | approximately 14.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Island of Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Lawrence River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| navigableBy |
pleasure boats
ⓘ
small tour boats ⓘ |
| opened | 1825 ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
to bypass the Lachine Rapids
ⓘ
to facilitate shipping between Montreal and the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Griffintown neighbourhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Henri neighbourhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lachine borough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Sud-Ouest borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedToPleasureCraft | 2002 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | St. Lawrence Seaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Old Port of Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lock-controlled canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Lachine Rapids
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Ville-Émard
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Lachine Rapids
subject surface form:
Lachine
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Lachine
this entity surface form:
Lachine Rapids
subject surface form:
Lachine