Marne–Rhine Canal
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The Marne–Rhine Canal is a major French waterway linking the Marne and Rhine river basins, historically important for inland navigation and commerce in northeastern France.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Marne River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1838 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Vosges Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| endPoint | Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLockType | Freycinet lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Arzviller inclined plane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnel |
Falkensteiner Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niederwœrth Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | link between Paris basin and Rhine corridor ⓘ |
| historicalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lengthInKilometres | 313 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern France ⓘ |
| majorCityAlongRoute |
Nancy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTownAlongRoute |
Bar-le-Duc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunéville NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarrebourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Toul NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitry-le-François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumBoatBeamInMetres | 5.05 ⓘ |
| maximumBoatDraftInMetres | 1.8 ⓘ |
| nativeName | Canal de la Marne au Rhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationClass | Freycinet gauge ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 154 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| partOf | French inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bas-Rhin department NERFINISHED ⓘ Champagne-Ardenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Meurthe-et-Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ Meuse department NERFINISHED ⓘ Moselle department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | inland navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | Arzviller lock staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasinLinked |
Marne river basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine river basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Vitry-le-François NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| waterwayType | artificial canal ⓘ |
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