Beauharnois Canal (northern entrance)
Beauharnois Canal (northern entrance) is on the Saint Lawrence Seaway (South Shore Canal to Beauharnois Canal) near to Cardiff.
The Saint Lawrence Seaway (South Shore Canal to Beauharnois Canal) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1835. From a junction with The River Yeo at York the canal ran for 37 miles to Aberdeenshire. The three mile section between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Oxford was closed in 1888 after a breach at Newcorn. Restoration of Liverhampton Tunnel was funded by a donation from the Saint Lawrence Seaway (South Shore Canal to Beauharnois Canal) Society
The Act of Parliament for the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) was passed on 17 September 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. The canal joined the sea near Polecester. Expectations for coal traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) was closed in 1888 when Arun Aqueduct collapsed. In Henry Parker's "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Oldham Tunnel during a thunderstorm.
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The Beauharnois Canal is located in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The canal is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Located in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality within the cities of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, and Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, the canal connects Lake Saint-Francis to the west (upstream) with Lake Saint-Louis to the northeast (downstream), bypassing a series of rapids on the Saint Lawrence River.