Canal du Nord

Branch from the Canal de la Sensée (right of the Canal du Nord)

The Canal du Nord ( German: Nord- channel ) is a French Ship Canal, which runs in the regions of Nord-Pas -de- Calais and Picardy.

  • 4.1 Planned Development

Geography

The canal connects the valleys of the Sensée and the Oise. The Canal du Nord is part of a national inland waterway, connecting Belgium and the English Channel with the North West France and the greater Paris area. This route consists of the following waterways:

  • Großschifffahrtsweg Dunkirk -Scheldt
  • Canal du Nord
  • Lateral Canal à l' Oise
  • Oise - as channeled flow
  • His - as channeled flow

Development and technical infrastructure

The Canal du Nord starts at Arleux, where he has connection to the Canal de la Sensée, the part of the large shipping lane Dunkirk -Scheldt ( frz: Liaison à grand gabarit Dunkerque -Escaut ) is today. The Canal du Nord runs ( after the official Kilometrierungsrichtung ) to the south and ends at Pont- l'Évêque, near Noyon, where it flows into the canal that runs parallel à l' Oise. It is a channel of the type watersheds channel. It is 76 km long and has 17 locks, the dimensions of 92 mx be 5.90 m - draft 2,80 m - 3,70 m height limit. His route overcomes two mountain ranges and can be divided into the following sections:

  • Northern section, between the valleys of the Somme and Sensée
  • Southern section, between the valleys of the Somme and the Oise

Souterrain de Ruyaulcourt

The tunnel is 4350 meters long. There is a tower, from which the navigation is controlled through the tunnel at its northern portal. In the tunnel there are decameter panels whose zero point is at the north portal. A special feature is located in the tunnel a meeting opportunity for ships between 1660 & 2690 (meters from the northern portal ). Overtaking, which is indicated by illuminated billboard sign shall apply to this section. Monitoring is carried out with light barriers and on the tunnel ceiling mounted cameras. On both sides there is a boundary path, which is provided since the beginning of 2009 at the portals with doors and prevents trespassing. 2190 meters from northern portal away is a shaft to the surface, where a fan facility is located. At 2765 meters there is a rescue shaft, from which you can reach by a staircase on both edge paths.

Coordinates

  • Source of the canal: 50 ° 16 ' 44 "N, 3 ° 7' 0" O50.2788888888893.1166666666667Koordinaten: 50 ° 16 ' 44 "N, 3 ° 7' 0" E
  • Endpoint of the channel: 49 ° 33 ' 38 " N, 2 ° 58' 59" O49.5605555555562.9830555555556

By Crossed departments

  • North
  • Pas -de- Calais
  • Somme
  • Oise

Places on the canal

  • Arleux
  • Marquion
  • Ruyaulcourt
  • Peronne
  • Nesle
  • Noyon

History

Construction work began in 1908, when the parallel Canal de Saint- Quentin was already overloaded. For financial reasons, but the construction was continued until after the Second World War, so that the completion only in 1964 took place.

Economic Importance

The cargo shipping between the Seine basin and the major ports on the Atlantic coast in northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands is also very relevant today. Although the Canal du Nord is the most advanced ship canal in this stretch relation and was provided in his planning for larger vessels than the previous Freycinet standard.

Planned development

However, since these measurements are not matched by today's popular standard, purpose-built ships for that channel must (see also: Compoca North ) can be used to achieve a reasonably economical transport. The channel thus in no way corresponds to today's requirements. The corresponded to the CEMT with the introduction of its own inland class Canal du Nord.

Within the European Union, the project Canal Seine- Nord Europe ( CSNE ) was included in the Transport Infrastructure Plan, which provides for the new construction of a 106 km long canal in the south-north direction through northern France between the catchment areas of the rivers Seine and Scheldt. Vessels up to Category Vb ( pushed convoy with two barges ) are able to run on the new waterway. The project design was completed in 2010, preparatory work is already in the running, the actual construction work will be in the years 2012 [ deprecated] to 2016Vorlage: Future / done in 2 years. Commissioning is for 2017Vorlage: planned future / in 3 years.

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