Canal de Berry
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The Canal de Berry (French pronunciation: [kanal də beʁi]) is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided 261 kilometres (162 mi) of canal with locks 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955. There is now a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) operational segment with five locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher.[1][2]
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Canal de Berry | |
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Specifications | |
Status | Closed except for 15km operational segment with 5 locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher[1][2] |
History | |
Principal engineer | Joseph-Michel Dutens |
Date approved | 1780 |
Construction began | 1809 |
Date completed | 1839 |
Geography | |
Start point | Cher at Noyers-sur-Cher |
Beginning coordinates | 47.2680°N 1.3881°E / 47.2680; 1.3881 |
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