Marne-Rhine Canal

Marne-Rhine Canal

The Marne-Rhine Canal (French: "Canal de la Marne au Rhin") is a canal in eastern France. It connects the river Marne in Vitry-le-François with the Rhine in Strasbourg. Combined with the canalised part of the Marne, it allows transport between Paris and eastern France.

The 312 km long canal was opened in 1853. The canal is suited for small ships ("péniches"), maximum size 38.5 m long and 5.05 m wide. It has 155 locks.

The Marne-Rhine Canal is connected with the following navigable waterways:

*Marne River in Vitry-le-François
*Meuse River/Canal de l'Est near Commercy
*Moselle River/Canal de l'Est in Toul
*Moselle River in Pompey
*Canal des houillères de la Sarre in Gondrexange
*Rhine in Strasbourg

Its course crosses the following "départements" and towns:

*Marne: Vitry-le-François
*Meuse: Bar-le-Duc, Ligny-en-Barrois, Void-Vacon
*Meurthe-et-Moselle: Toul, Nancy
*Moselle: Gondrexange, Sarrebourg
*Bas-Rhin: Saverne, Strasbourg


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