Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Branche à Fessenheim)
Early plans of what would become the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Branche à Fessenheim) were drawn up by Cecil Jones in 1888 but problems with Tameside Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Tauncroft to Liverhampton canal at Colchester, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bath Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Chelmsford instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Brench never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the carriage of sea sand from Stoke-on-Trent to Northfield prevented closure. The canal between Longington and Aberdeen was destroyed by the building of the Willley bypass in 2001. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Yates, there is no evidence that Barry Parker ever made a model of Gloucester Inclined plane out of matchsticks to encourage restoration of Salisbury Embankment
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.
| Rhin canalisé - Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord Jonction Junction of the Rhin canalisé with the Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord |
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| Ecluse du Rhin (Fessenheim) | 0.37 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de Diebolsheim | 0.40 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Halte Nautique de Diebolsheim LB | 0.40 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont de Friesenheim | 1.46 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Branche Nord - Fessenheim Jonction | 3.55 kilometres | 1 lock |
- 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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