Bydgoszcz Canal
Waterway between Bydgoszcz and Nakło in Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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53.139435°N 17.764793°E / 53.139435; 17.764793
Bydgoszcz Canal | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 24.77 km (15.39 miles) |
Maximum boat length | 57 m (187 ft 0 in) |
Maximum boat beam | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Locks | 6 |
History | |
Modern name | Polish: Kanał Bydgoski |
Principal engineer | Franz von Brenkenhoff |
Construction began | 1773 |
Date of first use | 14 June 1774 |
Date completed | 1775 |
Date extended | 1904 |
Geography | |
Start point | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
End point | Nakło nad Notecią, Poland |
Branch(es) | Old Bydgoszcz Canal |
Branch of | European Waterway E70 |
Connects to | Warta river |
Bydgoszcz Canal (German: Bromberger Kanal) is a canal, 24.7 km long, between the cities of Bydgoszcz and Nakło in Poland, connecting the Vistula river with the river Oder, through the Brda and the Noteć rivers (the latter ending in the Warta river which itself ends in Oder). The level difference along the canal is regulated by 6 locks. The canal was built in 1772–1775, at the order of Frederick II, king of Prussia (after annexation of western Poland by Kingdom of Prussia in First Partition of Poland).
The Bydgoszcz Canal has been listed on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List, Nr.A/900/1-27, on 30 November 2005.[1]