Beauharnois Canal (southern entrance)
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Beauharnois Canal (southern entrance) is on the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) near to Maidstone Locks.
The Act of Parliament for the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) was passed on 17 September 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. The canal joined the sea near Polecester. Expectations for coal traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) was closed in 1888 when Arun Aqueduct collapsed. In Henry Parker's "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Oldham Tunnel during a thunderstorm.
The Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal to Wiley-Dondero Canal) was built by Edward Edwards and opened on January 1 1876. Orginally intended to run to Bath, the canal was never completed beyond Tendring except for a three mile isolated section from Slough to Elmbridge. In his autobiography Barry Taylor writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s
| Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Upper Beauharnois Lock | 15.37 miles | |
| Lower Beauharnois Lock | 14.44 miles | |
| Pied-du-Canal Bridge | 14.34 miles | |
| Madeleine-Parent Bridge | 14.17 miles | |
| St. Louis Bridge | 8.04 miles | |
| Larocque Bridge | 2.39 miles | |
| Beauharnois Canal (southern entrance) | ||
| Saint Lawrence Seaway (Beauharnois Canal to Wiley-Dondero Canal) | ||
| Beauharnois Canal (southern entrance) | ||
| Three Nations Crossing | 33.87 miles | |
| Wiley-Dondero Canal (northern entrance) | 35.25 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Beauharnois Canal
The Beauharnois Canal is located in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The canal is part of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Located in Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality within the cities of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, and Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, the canal connects Lake Saint-Francis to the west (upstream) with Lake Saint-Louis to the northeast (downstream), bypassing a series of rapids on the Saint Lawrence River.