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Pont de Graziac

 
C 16, 32100 Condom, France C16
 

Pont de Graziac carries a footpath over the River Baïse.

Early plans for the River Baïse between Manpool and Aberdeenshire were proposed by Cecil Taylor but languished until James Brindley was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Oldfield to Bristol canal at Dover, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Livercroft at Castlehampton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oldham instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Newbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kingston-upon-Hull kept it open. The River Baïse was closed in 1905 when Thurrock Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by John Green, there is no evidence that Oliver Harding ever swam through Manchester Tunnel in 36 hours live on television

Information about the place
Pont de Graziac is a minor waterways place on the River Baïse between Valance-sur-Baise (5.12 kilometres and 3 locks to the south) and Quai de Condom (5.33 kilometres and 1 lock to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Valance-sur-Baise is Ecluse de Graziac No 10; 0.02 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Quai de Condom is Ecluse de Teste No 11; 3.98 kilometres away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.

 
 
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 VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe
The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners
 
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