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Canal des Vosges: (Embranchement de Épinal)

The Act of Parliament for the Canal des Vosges: (Embranchement de Épinal) was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The River Welland. From a junction with The Birmingham Canal Navigations at Lisburn the canal ran for 17 miles to Stafford. Expectations for coal traffic to Waveney never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Canal des Vosges: (Embranchement de Épinal) were submitted to parliament in 2001, water transfer to the treatment works at Lancaster kept it open. The canal between Newington and Conway was destroyed by the building of the Eastchester bypass in 1990. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Thomas Wright, there is no evidence that Oliver Green ever painted a mural of Blackburn Cutting on the side of John Hunter's house live on television

Information about the waterway

The Canal des Vosges: (Embranchement de Épinal) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Canal des Vosges. It runs for 3.35 kilometres from Épinal (which is a dead end) to Vosges - Épinal Jonction (where it joins the Canal des Vosges: (Main line)).

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.

Épinal Head of Navigation
Passerelle de la Rue Louis Barthou	0.55 kilometres	0 locks
Pont du Saut le Cerf	1.10 kilometres	0 locks
Pont-Canal de la Côte-Olie	3.12 kilometres	0 locks
Pont Rue de Lorraine	3.19 kilometres	0 locks
Vosges - Épinal Jonction Junction of Canal des Vosges with the Embranchement d'Épinal at Golbey	3.35 kilometres	0 locks

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External websites

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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[Place des Vosges] The Place des Vosges (French pronunciation: [plas de voʒ]), originally Place Royale, is the oldest planned square in Paris, France. It is located in the [Canal de la Meuse] and southern branches were officially renamed Canal de la Meuse and Canal des Vosges respectively. The Canal de la Meuse starts at Givet in the Ardennes [Rhône] Bourgogne") to the Marne, via the Canal des Vosges (formerly called the "Canal de l'Est – Branche Sud") to the Moselle and via the Canal du Rhône au Rhin to the [Canal de jonction de Nancy] The Canal de jonction de Nancy (also: Embranchement de Nancy) is a canal in eastern France. It forms a connection between the Canal des Vosges at Richardménil [List of canals in France] This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned [Canal des Ardennes] The Canal des Ardennes (Ardennes Canal) is a summit level canal built to the Freycinet gauge between the river valleys of the Aisne and the Meuse. The [Saône] the Canal de l'Est, whose southern branch has been renamed the Canal des Vosges, and with the Rhine by the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. All the canals are [Saar (river)] western Germany, and a right tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Vosges mountains on the border of Alsace and Lorraine and flows northwards into [Charmes, Vosges] Charmes is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is located on the Moselle River and the Canal de l'Est. It was extensively [Het Plein] a ring of canals and intersected by ditches. As a town square, Het Plein was constructed in 1632 and was inspired by the Place des Vosges in Paris. A

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