Halden Canal

A monument at Ørje lock recognizes Engebret Soot (1786–1859)

The Halden Canal near Halden, Norway, begun construction in 1852. The canal allows boats to travel parallel to the Swedish border of 75 km from Tistedal to Skulerud. Engebret Soot (1786 - 1859) was responsible for this canal, as well as the earlier Soot Canal. Tistedal is located 4 km from the sea at Halden. Boats can be transported by road here and from Ørje to Dalsland Canal.

Locks

Four sets of locks (sluser) control the water in the canal. Between 1857-1860 the Strømsfoss and Ørje locks were built. In 1865, the Stenselv river portion of the canal, with two locks at Krappeto, was completed. The locks in the Halden Canal can pass vessels which are 24 m in length, 6 m in beam and of 1.6 m draft.

Ørje sluser is located at the north of the system, near Ørje. These facilities include a canal lock museum and three canal lock chambers with a total elevation difference of 10 meters. The canal lock gates are operated manually. Ørje was built in 1860. At Ørje, a standing stone has been erected for the canal constructor Engebret Soot.[1]

Strømsfoss sluse is located near Strømsfoss (in the middle of this system) and has one canal lock gate and 2 meter elevation height.[2] The locks were built in 1860.

Brekke sluse (in the south of the system) is Northern Europe's highest canal lock system.[1] Brekke has four canal lock chambers and a height difference of 26.6 meters. The Brekke locks were completed in 1924.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ørje sluser og Haldenkanalen" (in Norwegian). NRK Østfold. 6 July 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "NoSerC: Strømsfoss sluse". Retrieved 28 March 2009.

Coordinates: 59°28′48″N 11°39′17″E / 59.48°N 11.6547°E / 59.48; 11.6547

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