Canal de Givors

Canal de Givors
Specifications
Canal length: 56 km (35 mi) [1]
Current locks: 99 [1]
Status: Mostly destroyed
History
Principal Engineer(s): Francis Zechariah and his son William
Construction began: 1750 [2]
Date of first use: 1781 [3]
Date completed: 1780 [2]
Geography

The Canal de Givors is a long since disused canal originally located in Givors France. It was intended to be a 99 km waterway with 11 locks between the Rhone and the Loire.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c McKnight, Hugh (2005). Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition. Sheridan House. ISBN 8124-0152-1. 
  2. ^ a b "L'Èpopée du Canal de Givors". http://membres.multimania.fr/bgoirand/canal/accueil.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Structurae". http://fr.structurae.de/projects/data/index.cfm?id=p0000333. Retrieved 21 April 2010.