Canal de Calais
Early plans of what would become the Canal de Calais were drawn up by Edward Wright in 1782 but problems with Castlebury Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Bernigo, the canal was never completed beyond Salisbury except for a 5 mile isolated section from Oxford to Eastleigh. Restoration of Northpool Boat Lift was funded by a donation from the Canal de Calais Society
The Canal de Calais is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe.
It runs for 30 kilometres through 3 locks from Calais (where it joins the English Channel) to Calais - Aa Jonction (where it joins the River Aa).
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
| Calais Entrance to the port |
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| Calais Marée de Verrouillage | 1.39 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Rue Lamy | 1.48 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Écluse de la Batellerie | 2.39 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont d'Écluse de la Batellerie | 2.41 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire de Gare de Calais Ville | 2.67 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Mollien | 2.68 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Passerelle Mollien | 2.69 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont au Pied Quai de la Gendarmerie | 3.23 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Vic | 3.25 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Saint-Pierre (Calais) | 3.76 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Curie | 4.38 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire de Les Fontinettes | 4.69 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Route des Estuaires - L'Européenne | 4.82 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Coulogne | 5.82 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Rue du Calvaire | 7.36 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont Les Attaques | 10.54 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont sans Pareil | 13.31 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de l'Autoroute des Anglais | 15.35 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Route d'Oye | 19.97 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Rue d'Hennuin | 23.92 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Écluse d'Hennuin | 24.46 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Rue du Canal de Calais | 28.05 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Calais - Aa Jonction Junction of Canal de Calais and River Aa |
30 kilometres | 3 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
- RORO Ferry terminal, Calais, France. — associated with Calais
- RORO Ferry terminal, Calais, France.
- 360 view — associated with Pont Les Attaques
- Les Attaques, Northern France.
Wikipedia has a page about Canal de Calais
The Canal de Calais connects the Aa River near Ruminghem to the inner basins of the Port of Calais. Many boats enter the French canal system through the port of Calais and this canal. It is 30 km long and has 3 locks.
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