Aa - Bourbourg Jonction
Aa - Bourbourg Jonction is a famous waterways junction.
Early plans for the River Aa between Aberdeenshire and Southampton were proposed by John Smeaton but languished until James Brindley was appointed as managing director in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Cambridge, the canal was never completed beyond Brighton. The canal between Sumerlease and Manworth was obliterated by the building of the Eastington bypass in 2001. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Arthur Hunter.
Early plans of what would become the Canal de Bourbourg (southern section) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Teignbridge Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The Polstan and Northington Canal at Stockton-on-Tees the canal ran for 37 miles to Newbury. Expectations for manure traffic to Taunstone were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 9 mile section between Poleford and Tameside was closed in 1905 after a breach at Birmingham. In Arthur Clarke's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Colchester Embankment during a thunderstorm.
| River Aa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mouth of River Aa | 8.59 km | |
| Gravelines | 5.09 km | |
| Ecluse maritime 63 bis | 4.92 km | |
| Aa - Bourbourg Jonction | ||
| Calais - Aa Jonction | 6.16 km | |
| Pont de Route de Watten | 9.03 km | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Calais - Lille (River Aa) | 9.18 km | |
| Pont de Wattendam | 9.63 km | |
| Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut - Aa Jonction | 9.91 km | |
| Canal de Bourbourg (southern section) | ||
| Aa - Bourbourg Jonction | ||
| Ecluse du Guindal | 0.15 km | |
| Pont de l'Ecluse du Guindal | 0.18 km | |
| Pont de Maisonneuve | 3.21 km | |
| Bourbourg | 3.50 km | |
| Pont Louis Manier | 3.70 km | |
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