Canal de l’Espierre
The Canal de l’Espierre was built by John Rennie and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Renfrewshire. Expectations for coal traffic to Barington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 1972 the canal became famous when Cecil Thomas painted a mural of Port Talbot Locks on the side of John Wood's house.
The Canal de l’Espierre is a broad canal and is part of the Deûle - Schelde(Escaut) Link.
It runs for 8.50 kilometres through 3 locks from France - Belgium Border (Roubaix - Espierre) (where it joins the Canal de Roubaix (Main Line)) to Schelde - Espierre Verbinding (where it joins the River Schelde or Escaut (Main river)).
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.
| France - Belgium Border (Roubaix - Espierre) | |||
| Ecluse de Leers-Nord | 0.22 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Ecluse d'Estaimpuis | 2.11 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont-levis de Petit Preu | 3.58 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont-levis du Centre | 4.32 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont-levis de Mauroy | 5.13 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Ecluse Warcoing | 6.37 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Schelde - Espierre Verbinding Junction of the River Schelde or Escaut with the Canal de l’Espierre |
8.50 kilometres | 3 locks |
- 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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[Canal de Roubaix]
The Canal de Roubaix is a canal in northern France. It joins the Canal de la Deûle near Marquette-lez-Lille to the Canal de l’Espierres in Belgium at
[List of canals in France]
L. T. C. (1994). From Sea to Sea (2nd edition), Euromapping ISBN 9782910185-02-2. "La gestion du Canal de la Bruche" [The management of the Canal Bruche]
[Roubaix]
downstream to the Marque and Espierre toward the Scheldt, which linked directly Roubaix to Lille. Opened in 1877, the Canal de Roubaix crosses the town from