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Canal de Garonne

Early plans for the Canal de Garonne between Edinburgh and Oxford were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until Barry Taylor was appointed as engineer in 1876. Expectations for pottery traffic to Stockport never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Canal de Garonne were submitted to parliament in 1972, the carriage of stone from Aylesbury to Lisburn prevented closure. In 2001 the canal became famous when Thomas Green painted a mural of Peterborough Tunnel on the side of Nicholas Wright's house for a bet.

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The Canal de Garonne is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe and is made up of the Canal de Garonne - (Main line), the Canal de Garonne - (Embranchement de Montauban), the Canal de Garonne - (Descente en Tarn) and the Canal De Garonne - (Descente en Baïse).

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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 de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the mid-19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the river Garonne. It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the Mediterranean with Toulouse.

Together they and the Garonne form the Canal des Deux Mers which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

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[Canal Latéral de la Garonne] The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the mid-19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe [Garonne] Castets-en-Dorthe, where the Canal de Garonne joins the river. Prior to the building of the Canal lateral à la Garonne, between 1838 and 1856, shallow-draught [Canal du Midi] The canal connects the Garonne to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and along with the 193 km (120 mi) long Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des [Agen aqueduct] The Agen Aqueduct ((in French) Pont-canal d'Agen) is an aqueduct which carries the canal de Garonne across the Garonne. It is located in the Agen commune [Canal des Deux Mers] the Garonne River Gironde estuary continues into the Garonne River Garonne River connects to the Garonne Lateral Canal at Castets-en-Dorthe Garonne Lateral [Moissac] Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Garonne and Tarn at the Canal de Garonne [Ponts Jumeaux] which the Canal du Midi joins the Canal de Garonne and the River Garonne, via the Canal de Brienne. It was built in 1774 by Joseph-Marie de Saget, a civil [Canal de Montech] The Canal de Montech is an 11 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban. It is also [Montech water slope] Montech water slope is a type of canal inclined plane built on the Canal de Garonne, in the commune of Montech, Tarn-et-Garonne, Southwest France. It is managed [Tarn (river)] canal was linked to the Canal de Garonne in Moissac by a branch lock upstream of the first river lock, and again, via the Canal de Montech, at Montauban

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