Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin
Early plans for the Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin between Castlecorn and Northton were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until William Jessop was appointed as chief engineer in 1835. The Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin was closed in 1955 when Tendring Cutting collapsed. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by John Jones, there is no evidence that Arthur Edwards ever painted a mural of Sevenoaks Aqueduct on the side of William Parker's house for a bet
The Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Martin is a commercial waterway and is part of the Canals of Paris.
It runs for 4.50 kilometres through 9 locks from Seine - Saint-Martin Jonction (where it joins the Lower Seine (non-tidal section: Amfreville to Paris) and the River Seine - Upper Seine ) to Bassin de la Villette (where it joins the Canals of Paris: Canal Saint-Denis and the Canals of Paris: Canal de l'Ourcq (Grande Section)).
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.
Notable features of the waterway include Bastille Tunelle
| Seine - Saint-Martin Jonction Junction of River Seine with the Canal Saint-Martin |
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| Ecluse de l'Arsenal (9th lock) | 0.10 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Port de Plaisance de Paris-Arsenal Moorings in the centre of Paris |
0.35 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Bastille Tunelle (portail sud) | 0.57 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Bastille Tunelle (portail nord) | 2 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluses du Temple (7th and 8th locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
2.03 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluses des Recollets (5th and 6th locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
2.43 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Ecluses des Morts (3rd and 4th locks) "Locks of the Dead", this is a 2-lock staircase |
2.84 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Ecluses de la Villette (1st and 2nd locks) This is a 2-lock staircase |
3.37 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Bassin de la Villette Junction of Canal Saint-Martin, Canal Saint-Denis and Canal de l'Ourcq |
4.50 kilometres | 9 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
- Ports de Plaisance de Paris — associated with Port de Plaisance de Paris-Arsenal
- Marina website
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