Bayard Lock

Bayard
Waterway Canal du Midi
Country France
Maintained by Voies navigables de France
Operation Hydraulic
First built c1670
Above sea level 145m
Distance to
Ponts Jumeaux
3.6km
Coordinates 43°36′38.83″N 1°27′10.88″E / 43.6107861°N 1.4530222°E / 43.6107861; 1.4530222Coordinates: 43°36′38.83″N 1°27′10.88″E / 43.6107861°N 1.4530222°E / 43.6107861; 1.4530222

Bayard Lock (French: écluse Bayard) is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi in Toulouse, near Toulouse-Matabiau station. Built around 1670, it is located 3.6 kilometers upstream from the Ponts Jumeaux.

Bayard Lock is at an altitude of 145m and is ascending when travelling west–east. The adjacent locks are Castanet Lock to the east and Minimes Lock to the west.

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