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Canal de la Somme (Grande Somme)

 
 
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The Canal de la Somme (Grande Somme) is a large river and is part of the Canal de la Somme. It runs for 120 kilometres through 20 locks from Mouth of River Somme (where it joins the English Channel) to Nord - Grande Somme Jonction (where it joins the Canal du Nord).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Mouth of River Somme
Pont Tournant de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme 1.18 kilometres 0 locks
Écluses de Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme No 25(lower) 1.19 kilometres 0 locks
Écluses de Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme No 25(upper) 1.46 kilometres 1 lock
Pont Élévateur de Pinchefalise 2.04 kilometres 2 locks
Pont Tournant de Boismont 4.61 kilometres 2 locks
Pont Tournant de Petit-Port 9.40 kilometres 2 locks
Pont Tournant de Laviers 12.33 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute de A28 13.48 kilometres 2 locks
Pont Tournant de Sur-Somme 14.40 kilometres 2 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Boulogne 15.21 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de D928 Abbeville Bypass 15.40 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de Chinois 15.45 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de Hocquet 15.55 kilometres 2 locks
Écluse d'Abbeville No 24 15.76 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de la Gare 16.50 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de Portelette 16.84 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de Boulevard des Prés 16.93 kilometres 3 locks
Pont Ferroviaire désaffecté de Béthune 18.02 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de Épagnette 21.28 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de Épagne 23.21 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de Eaucourt-sur-Somme 24.34 kilometres 3 locks
Écluse de Pont-Rémy No 23 26.09 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de D901 26.32 kilometres 4 locks
Quai de Pont-Rémy 26.65 kilometres 4 locks
Passerelle de Pont-Remy 27.05 kilometres 4 locks
Pont de Cocquerel 29.95 kilometres 4 locks
Écluse de Long No 22 32.49 kilometres 4 locks
Pont de Long 32.61 kilometres 5 locks
Pont d'Étoile 36.67 kilometres 5 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Fixecourt 39.25 kilometres 5 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Fixecourt (disused) 39.35 kilometres 5 locks
Écluse de Labreilloire No 21 39.73 kilometres 5 locks
Pont de Bourdon 42.17 kilometres 6 locks
Pont de D1235 49.05 kilometres 6 locks
Écluse de Picquigny No 20 49.07 kilometres 6 locks
Pont de D97 (Ailly-sur-Somme) 54.55 kilometres 7 locks
Écluse de Ailly-sur-Somme No 19 54.58 kilometres 7 locks
Pont de Dreuil 57.12 kilometres 8 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute de A16 58.30 kilometres 8 locks
Passerelle Léon Lamotte 59.25 kilometres 8 locks
Pont d'Avenue des Cygnes 59.26 kilometres 8 locks
Écluse de Montières No 18 59.28 kilometres 8 locks
Pont Ferroviaire Amiens - Amiens (north) 59.91 kilometres 9 locks
Pont de Blanc 61.24 kilometres 9 locks
Pont de Cagnard 62.04 kilometres 9 locks
Passerelle de Saint-Maurice 62.80 kilometres 9 locks
Pont de Saint-Maurice (Amiens) 62.99 kilometres 9 locks
Écluse d'Amiens No 17 63.02 kilometres 9 locks
Pont de Maulcreux 63.17 kilometres 10 locks
Pont Saint-Pierre (ouest) 63.40 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Saint-Pierre (est) 63.43 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Célestins 63.65 kilometres 10 locks
Passerelle Parc Moulin Saint-Pierre 64.04 kilometres 10 locks
Passerelle de Samarobriva 64.34 kilometres 10 locks
Saint-Leu jonction
Gateway to the historic Saint-Leu quarter of Amiens is through the Pont du Cange, where boats with limited air draught may moor on the quai Bélu
64.38 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Beauvillé 64.57 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Camon 66.87 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Longueau 68.25 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute de Jules Verne 69.90 kilometres 10 locks
Pont Ferroviaire Amiens - Lamotte-Brebière 71.42 kilometres 10 locks
Écluse de Lamotte-Brebière No 16 72.68 kilometres 10 locks
Pont Ferroviaire Lamotte-Brebière - Heilly 76.83 kilometres 11 locks
Écluse de Daours No 15 77.16 kilometres 11 locks
Pont de Daours/Vecquemont 77.62 kilometres 12 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Aubigny 79.72 kilometres 12 locks
Pont de Corbie 82.37 kilometres 12 locks
Écluse de Corbie No 14 82.39 kilometres 12 locks
Pont de Vaire-sous-Corbie 86.19 kilometres 13 locks
Pont de D42 91.52 kilometres 13 locks
Écluse de Sailly-Laurette No 13 91.55 kilometres 13 locks
Pont de Cerisy 93.14 kilometres 14 locks
Pont de Cerisy/Chipilly 94.39 kilometres 14 locks
Pont d'Écluse de Méricourt-sur-Somme 98.15 kilometres 14 locks
Écluse de Méricourt-sur-Somme No 12 98.17 kilometres 14 locks
Écluse de Froissy No 11 103.81 kilometres 15 locks
Pont de Froissy 103.99 kilometres 16 locks
Écluse de Cappy No 10 105.77 kilometres 16 locks
Pont Élévateur de Cappy 106.34 kilometres 17 locks
Pont Élévateur de Éclusier-Vaux 109.76 kilometres 17 locks
Pont d'Écluse de Frise inférieure 111.86 kilometres 17 locks
Écluse de Frise inférieure No 9 111.89 kilometres 17 locks
Pont de Frise 113.05 kilometres 18 locks
Écluse de Frise supérieure No 8 113.07 kilometres 18 locks
Pont Élévateur de Feuillères 115.34 kilometres 19 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de TGV Nord 115.70 kilometres 19 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute de Nord 115.76 kilometres 19 locks
Pont de Sormont 117.46 kilometres 19 locks
Écluse de Sormont No 7 117.49 kilometres 19 locks
Pont de Bazincourt 119.75 kilometres 20 locks
Nord - Grande Somme Jonction
Junction of Canal du Nord with the Grande Somme at Halles
120 kilometres 20 locks
 
 
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Wikipedia

Wikipedia has a page about Canal de la Somme

The Canal de la Somme is a canal in northern France. Its total length is 156.4 km with 25 locks, from the English Channel at Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme to the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Saint-Simon.

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[Somme] Somme or The Somme may refer to: Somme (department), a department of France Somme, Queensland, Australia Canal de la Somme, a canal in France River Somme [Somme (river)] fen is now used for fishing and shooting The construction of the Canal de la Somme began in 1770 and reached completion in 1843. It is 156 km (97 mi) [Aslaug (barge)] currently offers holiday cruises on the river Somme (Canal de la Somme), between Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme and Péronnes. She is the only hotel barge operating [François-Jean de la Barre] the city center of Abbeville. A la Barre monument was first erected on the banks of the Canal de la Somme at the la Barre execution site in Abbeville [Canal de Saint-Quentin] proposed linking the River Oise and the Somme in the 17th century and this resulted in the Canal Crozat, or Canal de Picardie, between Chauny and Saint-Simon [Saint-Valery-sur-Somme] The River Somme is canalised, with sea locks at the eastern end of the town. From Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Abbeville, the Canal de la Somme has been completely [Blanchetaque] on the southern side of the ford, before the construction of the Canal de la Somme. The ford was the site of the Battle of Blanchetaque in 1346, during [Château de Ham] enceintes. These picturesque ruins dominate the peaceful course of the Canal de la Somme. The castle has been listed since 1965 as a monument historique by [Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme] The Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (Somme Bay Railway), is a preserved railway in northern France. The railway is managed by a non-profit organization
 
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