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Verdun   

 
1 Avenue de la Victoire, 55100 Verdun, France
 

Verdun is on the Canal de la Meuse.

The Canal de la Meuse was built by John Jones and opened on 17 September 1876. In 1972 the canal became famous when William Parker swam through Glasgow Tunnel in 36 hours for a bet.

Information about the place
Verdun is a minor waterways place on the Canal de la Meuse between Ardennes - Meuse Jonction (Junction of Canal des Ardennes with the Canal de la Meuse at Pont-à-Bar) (106.66 kilometres and 20 locks to the northwest) and Marne au Rhin - Meuse Jonction (Junction of Canal de Marne au Rhin and Canal de la Meuse at Troussey) (68.90 kilometres and 19 locks to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Ardennes - Meuse Jonction is Pont Chaussée; 0.12 kilometres away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Marne au Rhin - Meuse Jonction is Pont de Rue Beaurepaire (Verdun); 0.20 kilometres away.

There is access (suitable for wheels) to the towpath here.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Very good mooring pontoon.

Facilities: water point and electric hook up.

Pont de Belleville-sur-Meuse3.17 km
Pont du Barrage de Belleville1.47 km
Pont Ferroviaire Verdun - Conflans-Jarny1.36 km
Pont d'Avenue du Colonel Driant (Verdun)0.74 km
Pont Chaussée0.12 km
Verdun   
Pont de Rue Beaurepaire (Verdun)0.20 km
Pont de Rue Léon Gambetta (Verdun)0.39 km
Ecluse 19 de Verdun0.90 km
Pont de l'Ecluse de Verdun0.94 km
Pont de Boulevard de la Citadelle (Verdun)1.68 km
 
 
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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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Wikipedia has a page about Verdun

Verdun (UK: , US: ; French: [vɛʁdœ̃]; official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.

Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital of the department is Bar-le-Duc which is slightly smaller than Verdun. It is well known for giving its name to a major battle of the First World War.

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