Beatrix Canal

The Beatrix channel is a side channel in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It connects the Wilhelminakanal with the industrial and commercial area Tongelre south of the city of Eindhoven. The Beatrix channel has a length of 8.4 km and can be up to 7.20 m and depth be driven up to 1.90 m of vessels with a length of up to 63 m, a width.

The first work on the construction of Beatrix channel began on 15 July 1930. The largest part of the canal was completed in 1933, the work was interrupted for lack of money. In the course of job creation schemes in 1937 funds were released, so that the channel which was finally completed. Originally, the opening should take place by Prince Bernhard in early 1940. After this had been postponed, an opening after the invasion of the German army on 11 May 1940 and the demolition of four bridges was first made ​​impossible. After the necessary clean-up of the channel in early August 1940 it was taken without much ceremony into operation.

During the Allied Operation Market Garden in September 1944, the bridges were blown up over the Beatrix channel by German troops, and also sunk a few ships in the canal. The Wilhelminakanal, and thus also the Beatrix canal, emptied itself. Not until 1946 could be handed over to the shipping traffic of the channel.

• Channel in the Netherlands
• Channel in North Brabant
• Building in Eindhoven