Briare Canal (France)
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Place
|
System number
987007534874405171
-
Save successfulThe item can be found in your Personal ZoneשגיאהLog in to your account to save
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Briare Canal (France)
Other forms of name
Canal de Briare (France)
Coordinates
E0024300 E0024300 N0480160 N0480160 (geonames )
See Also From tracing topical name
Canals France
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q432090
Library of congress:
sh 96010636
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 95227257: Gache, P. Briare conquise par son canal, 1657-1789.
- Old catalog heading(Briare, canal de)
1 / 1
Montbouy - 06
Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikipedia description:
The Briare Canal (French: Canal de Briare, pronounced [kanal də bʁijaʁ]) is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Rhone-Saône and Seine valleys. It is 57 kilometres (35 miles) long and is part of the Bourbonnais route from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône. From Briare to Buges, the canal rises through the first 12 locks some 41 m (135 ft) and then falls 85 m (279 ft) through the remaining 24 locks.
Read more on Wikipedia >