Canal Latéral à la Loire (Saint-Thibault Branch)
Early plans of what would become the Canal Latéral à la Loire (Saint-Thibault Branch) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1782 but problems with Ipswich Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The Canal Latéral à la Loire (Saint-Thibault Branch) was closed in 1905 when Eastford Cutting collapsed. According to Henry Edwards's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Northton Aqueduct is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 38.50 metres long and 5.05 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 3.50 metres. The maximum draught is 1.80 metres.
This branch once connected with the Loire.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Voies navigables de France| St Satur Branch to St Thibault , good moorings for Sancerre which is worth a visit. |
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| St-Thibault Washing machine, water rubbish etc |
1 kilometre | 0 locks |
- VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe
- The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners
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The Canal Latéral à la Loire (French pronunciation: [kanal lateʁal a la lwaʁ]) was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 kilometres (122 mi). It replaced the use of the river Loire, which was unreliable during winter floods and summer droughts. Aqueducts were used to cross the Allier at Le Guétin (in the commune of Cuffy) and the Loire at Digoin. However, because of the extreme length required, an aqueduct was not built to cross the Loire at Briare until 1896, when the Briare aqueduct was constructed.