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Dunkerque - Basin Maritime

Early plans of what would become the Dunkerque - Basin Maritime were drawn up by John Longbotham in 1888 but problems with Teignbridge Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. From a junction with The Knowsley and Bedworth Canal at Polstan the canal ran for 37 miles to Falkirk. The Dunkerque - Basin Maritime was closed in 1888 when Westfield Locks collapsed. In George Wood's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Kirklees Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.

Information about the waterway

The Dunkerque - Basin Maritime is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 8.99 kilometres from Dunkerque - Bassin de Mardyck (where it joins the Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut and the Canal des Dunes) to Bassin de Darse No 1 (where it joins the Dunkerque (Bassin de Commerce) Route).

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.

It has a junction with the Port du Grand Large Route at Port du Grand Large Jonction.

Dunkerque - Bassin de Mardyck Start of Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut
Port du Grand Large Jonction	8.02 kilometres	0 locks
Pont du Môle No 2	8.27 kilometres	0 locks
Bassin de Darse No 1	8.99 kilometres	0 locks

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External websites

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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