Halden Canal

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Lock in Ørje

Halden canal (Norwegian: heap channels ); earlier Fredrikshalds channel is a channel in the Norwegian provinces of Østfold and Akershus near the border with Sweden and connects the villages Skulerud and Tistedal. It is 80 kilometers long and was built for the transport of logs. For long stretches, it performs existing lakes and connects them with each other. Halden canal is adjacent to the Telemark Canal is the only canal system with multiple locks in Norway. The distance to the Swedish Dalsland Canal is just 1.5 kilometers at Otteid. From 1827 to 1956 there was a raft route. A navigable route there are not for financial reasons until today.

History

Halden canal is the oldest of the two channel systems in Norway. The canal was built between 1852-1860. 1852 Brekke locks were built, later the floodgates followed at Strømsfoss and Ørje. In 1861, the locks were destroyed by flood in Brekke. The first reconstruction took place in 1877., The current system is. Near the lock of Ørje is from the year 1924, a monument to the canal builder Engebret Soot, who lived from 1786 to 1859.

Smuggle

The Halden Canal, there are 3 lock installations with a total of 8 lock chambers. The total lift height is 39 m. The lock Brekke is a well known tourist destination. With its lifting height of 26.6 m into four chambers, it is the highest in Northern Europe. In addition to the locks is the hydroelectric plant Brekke.

Traffic

On the canal operate recreational boats and canal boats. The M / S tourists and DS Engebret Soot During the summer, in scheduled and charter flights. The DS Engebret Soot was built in 1862 and is one of the oldest propeller steamships in the world. The main fairway can ship with max. 1.6 m deep, 6.0 m wide, 24.0 m long and a mast height of max. 5.7 m are busy.