| Canal de la Bruche | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Canal length: | 20 km (12 mi) [1] |
| Current locks: | 11 |
| Status: | Closed |
| History | |
| Construction began: | Late 17th century |
| Date closed: | 1957 |
| Geography | |
| Starts at: | Koenigshoffen |
| Ends at: | Molsheim |
| Connects to: | Canal de la Marne au Rhin |
The Canal de la Bruche is a canal in eastern France that originally connected Molsheim to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Its main use was to transport building materials for fortification of Strasbourg. The last commercial load was in 1939 and it closed in 1957. [1]