Canal du Centre
Early plans for the Canal du Centre between Southampton and Taunfield were proposed by Nicholas Thomas but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as engineer in 1782. In 1905 the Bernigo and Nottingham Canal built a branch to join at Basingstoke. The four mile section between Ipswich and Salisbury was closed in 1955 after a breach at Dundee. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Canal du Centre campaign.
The Canal du Centre is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe.
It runs for 114 kilometres through 61 locks from Junction of Canal Latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre (where it joins the Canal Latéral à la Loire (Main Line)) to Saône - Centre Jonction (where it joins the River Saône (Main Line)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 39.50 metres long and 5.10 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 3.50 metres. The maximum draught is 1.80 metres.
Notable features of the waterway include Pont-canal de Digoin
| Junction of Canal Latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre Near Digoin |
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| Pont-Canal de Digoin (extrémité sud) | 0 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont-Canal de Digoin (extrémité nord) | 0.23 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont du Rue Guillerminot | 0.27 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont du Rue de Titus Bartoli | 0.44 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Port de Plaisance - Digoin | 0.68 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont a Pied Digoin (west) | 0.77 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont d'Avenue de Launay | 0.94 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Port de Plaisance de Digoin | 1.01 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont a Pied Digoin (east) | 1.90 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Digoin a Montceau-les-Mines | 1.92 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Rue des Blattiers | 2.62 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Centre - Rigole de l'Arroux Jonction Junction of the Canal du Centre with the Rigole de l'Arroux |
3.37 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont du Paradis | 4.83 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Ecluse 26 Bessons | 7.31 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Colayot | 9.02 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont du N79 | 10.07 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluse 25 Mont | 10.46 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluse 24 Quarres | 11.17 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont des Quarres | 11.65 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Pont du Faubourg | 12.92 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Pont des 4 Chemins | 13.21 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Ecluse 23 l'Hyron | 13.92 kilometres | 3 locks | |
| Pont de Romay | 15.23 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Paray-le-Monial a Montceau-les-Mines | 15.73 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont de Bord | 17.13 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont de Route N79 | 17.79 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Ecluse 22 Volesvres | 19.11 kilometres | 4 locks | |
| Pont de Volesvres | 19.33 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Pont du Ecluse 21 Halliers | 20.67 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Ecluse 21 Halliers | 20.70 kilometres | 5 locks | |
| Ecluse 20 la Gravoine | 23.46 kilometres | 6 locks | |
| Pont de Gravoine | 23.88 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Pont de Montceau | 25.30 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Auberge de Digoine BR | 26.90 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Pont de Digoine | 26.93 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Ecluse 19 Digoine | 26.96 kilometres | 7 locks | |
| Ecluse 18 Thiellay | 28.43 kilometres | 8 locks | |
| Pont de Corbary | 29.25 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Pont de Palinges | 30.01 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Le Petit Bistro BR | 30.02 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Pont du Montet | 31.67 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Ecluse 17 Montet | 32.55 kilometres | 9 locks | |
| Pont de Route Nationale D985 | 33.58 kilometres | 10 locks | |
| Ecluse 16 Genelard | 33.61 kilometres | 10 locks | |
| Pont du D7 | 34.27 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Pont au Civry | 36.24 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Ecluse 15 Civry | 36.26 kilometres | 11 locks | |
| Pont du Rue Sigismond Mamet | 39.54 kilometres | 12 locks | |
| Ecluse 14 Ciry | 39.57 kilometres | 12 locks | |
| Pont du D60 | 40.39 kilometres | 13 locks | |
| Ecluse 13 Azy | 41.33 kilometres | 13 locks | |
| Pont a Les Seux | 42.63 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Ecluse 12 Four | 43.16 kilometres | 14 locks | |
| Pont de l'Usine Langeron | 43.32 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Pont des Vernes | 43.85 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Pont de Maison Morin | 45.07 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Pont de Boulevard Henri Dunant | 46.53 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Montceau-les-Mines a Genelard | 47.03 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Ecluse 11 Vernois | 47.48 kilometres | 15 locks | |
| Ecluse 10 Chavannes | 47.92 kilometres | 16 locks | |
| Les Chavannes BR | 47.98 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont des Chavannes | 48.12 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Montceau-les-Mines a Norde | 48.75 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont du Rue de Charolles | 49.11 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Hotel de Lucy R | 49.25 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Montceau-les-Mines Moorings | 49.62 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| L'Envolee Restaurant | 49.87 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont a Montceau | 50 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont Levis de Montceau 1 | 50.37 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont Levis de Montceau 2 | 50.55 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont Levis de Montceau 3 | 50.77 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont Levis de Montceau 4 | 51.07 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Pont du Boulevard de Lattrede Tassigny | 51.40 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Ecluse 9 Montceau | 51.43 kilometres | 17 locks | |
| Ecluse 8 Mireaux | 53.19 kilometres | 18 locks | |
| Pont de Blanzy | 54.20 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Bar le Taxi | 54.21 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Blanzy Moorings | 54.24 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Montchanin a Montceau-les-Mines | 55.10 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Pont de St-Gelin | 55.83 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Ecluse 7 la Roche | 55.86 kilometres | 19 locks | |
| Ecluse 6 Brulard | 56.85 kilometres | 20 locks | |
| Pont d'Ocle | 57.42 kilometres | 21 locks | |
| Ecluse 5 Planche Calard | 57.45 kilometres | 21 locks | |
| Pont Parizenot | 59.81 kilometres | 22 locks | |
| Ecluse 4 Parizenot | 59.83 kilometres | 22 locks | |
| Ecluse 3 Favee | 61.17 kilometres | 23 locks | |
| Winding Hole pres Montchanin | 61.38 kilometres | 24 locks | |
| Pont des Morands BR | 61.51 kilometres | 24 locks | |
| Pont des Morands | 61.59 kilometres | 24 locks | |
| Ecluse 2 Brenots | 61.62 kilometres | 24 locks | |
| Ecluse 1 Ocean | 62.75 kilometres | 25 locks | |
| Pont Oblique | 63.30 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Pont Jeanne Rose | 65.02 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Pont a norde de Pont Jeanne Rose | 65.26 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Pont de la voie rapide Paray-Chalon | 65.59 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Pont de Ligne T.G.V. pres Montchanin | 66.36 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Ecluse 1 Mediterranee | 66.59 kilometres | 26 locks | |
| Pont du Rue de la Motteville | 66.61 kilometres | 27 locks | |
| Ecluse 2 Charmois | 66.83 kilometres | 27 locks | |
| Ecluse 3 Fourneau | 67.12 kilometres | 28 locks | |
| Ecluse 4 Ravin | 67.41 kilometres | 29 locks | |
| Pont a Ecluse 4 Ravin | 67.49 kilometres | 30 locks | |
| Ecluse 5 Forges | 68.07 kilometres | 30 locks | |
| Pont de la Motte Bouchot | 68.10 kilometres | 31 locks | |
| Pont de Rue du 19 mars 1962 | 68.69 kilometres | 31 locks | |
| Ecluse 6 Motte | 70.15 kilometres | 31 locks | |
| Ecluse 7 Rocher | 70.87 kilometres | 32 locks | |
| Ecluse 8 I'Abbaye | 71.33 kilometres | 33 locks | |
| Pont a Saint-Julian-sur-Dheune | 71.53 kilometres | 34 locks | |
| Auberge le Manoir | 71.59 kilometres | 34 locks | |
| Ecluse 9 Moulin St Julien | 72.18 kilometres | 34 locks | |
| Ecluse 10 Chez le Roi | 72.69 kilometres | 35 locks | |
| Pont de Ecluse Chez le Roi a D974 | 72.72 kilometres | 36 locks | |
| Ecluse 11 Villeneuve | 73.23 kilometres | 36 locks | |
| Ecluse 12 de Morey | 74.78 kilometres | 37 locks | |
| Pont au D974 au Fangey | 74.80 kilometres | 38 locks | |
| Ecluse 13 de Morey | 75.41 kilometres | 38 locks | |
| Ecluse 14 de Morey | 76.31 kilometres | 39 locks | |
| Cafe du Port | 76.51 kilometres | 40 locks | |
| Pont de la Motte (Canal du Centre) | 77.52 kilometres | 40 locks | |
| Ecluse 15 de Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune | 77.75 kilometres | 40 locks | |
| Ecluse 16 de Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune | 78.07 kilometres | 41 locks | |
| Chez Chantal BR | 79.03 kilometres | 42 locks | |
| Ecluse 17 de Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune | 79.12 kilometres | 42 locks | |
| Pont de Rue du Pont au D974 | 79.15 kilometres | 43 locks | |
| Ecluse 18 de Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune | 80.25 kilometres | 43 locks | |
| Pont au Route de la Vallee des Vaux | 80.28 kilometres | 44 locks | |
| Pont des Locheres | 81.52 kilometres | 44 locks | |
| Ecluse 19 de Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 82.05 kilometres | 44 locks | |
| Pont de Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 83.17 kilometres | 45 locks | |
| Pont a Pied de Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune New foot bridge. |
83.29 kilometres | 45 locks | |
| Ecluse 20 de Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune | 84.05 kilometres | 45 locks | |
| Pont de Planche-Tapois | 84.38 kilometres | 46 locks | |
| Ecluse 21 de Dennevy | 85.29 kilometres | 46 locks | |
| Pont de Dennevy | 85.65 kilometres | 47 locks | |
| Ecluse 22 de Dennevy | 86.60 kilometres | 47 locks | |
| Ecluse 23 de Saint-Gilles | 87.07 kilometres | 48 locks | |
| Pont de St-Gilles | 87.64 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de Cheilly | 89.69 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de Corchanu Pont au D974 |
91.14 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de la Fontaine Beaunoise | 92.60 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Restaurant de l'Escale | 93.63 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de Remigny | 93.64 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de Bouzeron | 96.02 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Aqueduct a Chagny | 96.60 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Pont de Chagny | 96.66 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Chagny Basin | 96.72 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Ecluse 24 de Chagny | 98.38 kilometres | 49 locks | |
| Ecluse 25 de Chagny | 99 kilometres | 50 locks | |
| Ecluse 26 de Rully | 99.44 kilometres | 51 locks | |
| Pont au Rully | 99.47 kilometres | 52 locks | |
| Ecluse 27 de Rully | 99.94 kilometres | 52 locks | |
| Ecluse 28 de Rully | 100.44 kilometres | 53 locks | |
| Ecluse 29 de Rully | 100.96 kilometres | 54 locks | |
| Ecluse 30 de Rully | 101.63 kilometres | 55 locks | |
| Ecluse 31 de Fontaines | 102.27 kilometres | 56 locks | |
| Pont de Chemin du Gue de Nifette | 102.30 kilometres | 57 locks | |
| Pont de Chemin du Gue Bouhard | 103.19 kilometres | 57 locks | |
| Ecluse 32 de Fontaines | 104.75 kilometres | 57 locks | |
| Pont du N6 | 104.88 kilometres | 58 locks | |
| Ecluse 33 de La Loyère | 106.54 kilometres | 58 locks | |
| Pont du Route de l'Ecluse | 106.56 kilometres | 59 locks | |
| Pont de l'Autoroute du Soleil (Fragnes-la-Loyère) | 107.45 kilometres | 59 locks | |
| Ecluse 34 de Fragnes | 107.94 kilometres | 59 locks | |
| Pont de Rue du Quart | 107.97 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Port de Plaisance, Fragnes | 108.30 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Pont du Route de Demigny | 110.73 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Pont du Rue Paul Sabatier | 111.43 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Pont Ferroviaire Chalon-sur-Saône au Gergy | 111.81 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Pont du Rue Principle | 112.21 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Ecluse 34 bis de Chalon-sur-Saône | 112.34 kilometres | 60 locks | |
| Saône - Centre Jonction Junction of the River Saône with the Canal du Centre |
114 kilometres | 61 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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