Canal latéral à la Marne

The Lateral Canal à la Marne ( German: Marne- side channel ) is a French Ship Canal, which runs in the Champagne- Ardenne region in the Marne. He accompanies between the city of Vitry -le- François and the location of the Dizy on this route navigable river Marne.

Geography

The channel is part of an inland waterway which connects the Mediterranean via the Rhone and Saone with the Paris area. This route consists of the following waterways:

• Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne
• Lateral Canal à la Marne
• Marne (as channeled flow )

Development and technical infrastructure

The Lateral Canal à la Marne begins in Vitry -le- François, where he connection to the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne ( German: Canal between Champagne and Burgundy ) and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin ( German: Rhein- Marne Canal ) has. It is a channel of the type of side channel, overcomes its length of 67 kilometers, a height difference of 34 meters with the help of 15 locks and opens the place Dizy into the river Marne, the from there to its confluence with the Seine at Paris directly with ships can be driven. In Condé- sur -Marne, he meets the Canal de l' Aisne à la Marne ( German: Aisne - Marne Canal ) that allows a connection further in the north of France.

Coordinates

• Source of the canal: 48 ° 43 ' 49 "N, 4 ° 36' 24 " O48.7302777777784.6066666666667Koordinaten: 48 ° 43 ' 49 "N, 4 ° 36' 24" E
• Endpoint of the channel: 49 ° 4 ' 13 " N, 3 ° 56' 37 " O49.0702777777783.9436111111111

Places on the canal

• Vitry -le- François
• Chalons-en -Champagne
• Condé- sur -Marne
• Dizy

History

Originally the river Marne to Vitry- le -François is frequented by ships. However, he was very moody on this route, once he led flood, soon you could wade through it. Therefore, the Canal Lateral a la Marne was built in 1845.

Economic Importance

Cargo shipping has gradually lost its importance. Nevertheless, the entire waterway is more commonly used by cargo ships even today.