Canal de Berry

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Canal de Berry is a historic French inland waterway in central France, once used for transporting goods and now largely serving recreational boating and tourism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
inland waterway
closedToCommercialTraffic 1955
connects Canal de Briare NERFINISHED
Canal du Cher NERFINISHED
Canal latéral à la Loire NERFINISHED
constructionStart 1808
country France
designedBy Louis de Cessart NERFINISHED
endPoint Tours NERFINISHED
followsRiver Cher River NERFINISHED
formerUse agricultural produce transport
coal transport
freight transport
hasActivity cycling along towpaths
pleasure boating
walking and hiking
hasBridgeType aqueduct
hasFeature narrow-gauge locks
hasOrganization Association pour la Réouverture du Canal de Berry NERFINISHED
hasSectionAbandoned Bourges branch
Montluçon–Saint-Amand-Montrond section NERFINISHED
hasSectionNavigable Noyers-sur-Cher to Selles-sur-Cher
around Vierzon
heritageDesignation regional industrial heritage
inaugurationDate 1839
length 261 km
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED
central France
lockLength 27.5 m
lockWidth 2.7 m
maximumBoatBeam 2.7 m
maximumBoatLength 27.5 m
namedAfter historic province of Berry
numberOfLocks 96
openingYear 1839
passesThrough Bourges NERFINISHED
Mehun-sur-Yèvre NERFINISHED
Montluçon NERFINISHED
Noyers-sur-Cher NERFINISHED
Saint-Amand-Montrond NERFINISHED
Vierzon NERFINISHED
primaryUse recreational boating
tourism
startPoint Montluçon NERFINISHED
status partly disused
partly navigable

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Saint-Amand-Montrond locatedNear Canal de Berry
Cher department containsLandmark Canal de Berry
subject surface form: Cher (department)