Canal de Bergues Derivation du Canal de Bergues
The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Bergues Derivation du Canal de Bergues was passed on January 1 1835 the same day as that of The Exeter Ship Canal. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Canal de Bergues Derivation du Canal de Bergues were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Thanet to Dundee prevented closure. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Wood navigated Nantwich Cutting in a bathtub live on television.
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.
| Bergues - Derivation Bergues Jonction | |||
| Pont Jean Jaurès | 0.28 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont Gutenberg | 0.62 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Furnes - Jonction - Bergues Jonction Junction of Canal de Furnes, Canal de Jonction and the Canal de Bergues |
1.03 kilometres | 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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