St. Lawrence canals system
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The St. Lawrence canals system was a network of navigation canals built along the St. Lawrence River to bypass rapids and facilitate commercial shipping between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal system
ⓘ
navigation infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | St. Lawrence River rapids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | ocean-going trade access to inland ports ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supporting grain exports
ⓘ
supporting industrial development along St. Lawrence River ⓘ supporting timber trade ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | locks to overcome elevation changes ⓘ |
| follows | St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beauharnois Canal (old)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornwall Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Farran Point Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Galops Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Lachine Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rapide Plat Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Soulanges Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamsburg Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalUse | pre-Seaway navigation route ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Great Lakes canal systems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | federal authorities (historically) ⓘ |
| navigationDirection | upbound and downbound shipping ⓘ |
| navigationSeason | ice-free months ⓘ |
| notableFeature | series of locks and short bypass canals ⓘ |
| partOf | St. Lawrence waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass rapids
ⓘ
facilitate commercial shipping ⓘ |
| regionServed | Great Lakes–St. Lawrence basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | St. Lawrence Seaway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | key route between interior North America and Atlantic Ocean before St. Lawrence Seaway ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | lock canal system ⓘ |
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