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Rhone au Rhin - Main Line

 
 
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The Rhone au Rhin - Main Line is a commercial waterway and is part of the Rhone au Rhin - Branche Sud. It runs for 231.99 kilometres through 114 locks from Rhône au Rhin - Petite Saône Joction (where it joins the Petite Saône) to Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud - branche Nord - Niffer-Mulhouse Jonction (where it joins the Embranchement à Grand Gabarit de Niffer-Mulhouse and the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Nord (Désaffectée section sud)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 38.70 metres long and 5 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 3.30 metres. The maximum draught is 1.80 metres.

It has a junction with the Embranchement de Belfort at Rhône au Rhin - Belfort Jonction.

Notable features of the waterway include Besancon Tunelle and Thoraise Tunelle

Rhône au Rhin - Petite Saône Joction
Juction of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin with the Petite Saône at St Symphorien sur Saône
Ecluse 75 de la Saône 0.14 kilometres 1 lock
Saint Symphorien Port de Plaisance 0.29 kilometres 2 locks
Ecluse 74 de Laperrière 0.49 kilometres 2 locks
Pont de la Tuilerie D24 1.02 kilometres 3 locks
Ecluse 73 de la Tuilerie 1.16 kilometres 3 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute A36 (Samerey) 3.97 kilometres 4 locks
Pont de Grande Rue D110C 5.05 kilometres 4 locks
Halte Nautique de l'Abergement-la-Ronce 6.63 kilometres 4 locks
Pont de l'Abergement-la-Ronce D220 6.98 kilometres 4 locks
Ecluse 72 de l'Abergement-la-Ronce 7.01 kilometres 4 locks
Abergement-la-Ronce 7.07 kilometres 5 locks
Ecluse 71 de la Ronce 8.55 kilometres 5 locks
Tavaux 10.26 kilometres 6 locks
Pont de Belvoye D322 10.66 kilometres 6 locks
Ecluse 70 de Belvoye 10.68 kilometres 6 locks
Pont de Beauregard D321 11.76 kilometres 7 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Beauregard 11.98 kilometres 7 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute A39 12.59 kilometres 7 locks
Pont de Bon Repos D905 13.13 kilometres 7 locks
Ecluse 69 de Bon Repos 13.17 kilometres 7 locks
Pont de Place du Pasquier 14.83 kilometres 8 locks
Halte Nautique de Choisey RB 15.10 kilometres 8 locks
Pont de Prise d'Eau 16.36 kilometres 8 locks
Pont de Corniche D405 17.53 kilometres 8 locks
Ecluse 68 de la Prise d'Eau 17.65 kilometres 8 locks
Ecluse 67 du Jardin Philippe 18.97 kilometres 9 locks
Pont de la Charité D405 19.07 kilometres 10 locks
Passerelle de Dole 19.36 kilometres 10 locks
Dole 19.46 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Jean Jaurès D473 19.73 kilometres 10 locks
Ecluse 66 de Charles-Quint 20.06 kilometres 10 locks
Pont de Brevans D244 21.95 kilometres 11 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Brevans 22.36 kilometres 11 locks
Pont de Baverans D244e1 22.83 kilometres 11 locks
Ecluse 65 de Baverans
PK 22
22.85 kilometres 11 locks
Pont de Rochefort-sur-Nenon D76 26.69 kilometres 12 locks
Ecluse de Garde 65N de Rochefort
Lock normally open both ends only used when water level is high
26.71 kilometres 12 locks
Halte Nautique de Rochefort-sur-Nenon RB 27.10 kilometres 12 locks
Ecluse 64 d'Audelange 28.52 kilometres 12 locks
Porte Garde de Bis
Flood gates
29.60 kilometres 13 locks
Ecluse 63 de Moulin-Rouge 30.71 kilometres 13 locks
Pont de Lavans-les-Dole 32.44 kilometres 14 locks
Orchamps 34.66 kilometres 14 locks
Pont de Orchamps D12 34.78 kilometres 14 locks
Ecluse de Garde 63N d'Orchamps 34.81 kilometres 14 locks
Pont de Lessard 35.01 kilometres 14 locks
Ecluse 62 du Moulin des Malades 38.90 kilometres 14 locks
Ecluse 61 de Ranchot 40.01 kilometres 15 locks
Pont de Ranchot D31 40.63 kilometres 16 locks
Halte Nautique de Ranchot RB 40.69 kilometres 16 locks
Pont de Grande Rue Ranchot 40.75 kilometres 16 locks
Ecluse 60 de Dampierre 42.09 kilometres 16 locks
Pont de Dampierre D73 42.70 kilometres 17 locks
Pont de Châteauneuf D226 43.81 kilometres 17 locks
Pont de Saint-Vit D228 46.96 kilometres 17 locks
Saint-Vit 47.12 kilometres 17 locks
Ecluse 59 de Saint-Vit 47.16 kilometres 17 locks
Ecluse 58A de Roset-Fluans 50.23 kilometres 18 locks
Pont de Roset D106 50.38 kilometres 19 locks
Ecluse 58N de Routelle 51.38 kilometres 19 locks
Pont de la Veloupe 53.18 kilometres 20 locks
Halte Nautique de La Veloupe LB 53.21 kilometres 20 locks
Osselle Nth 54.19 kilometres 20 locks
Pont de Osselle D13 55.18 kilometres 20 locks
Osselle 55.23 kilometres 20 locks
Ecluse 57 d'Osselle 55.67 kilometres 20 locks
Halte Nautique de Osselle RB 55.75 kilometres 21 locks
Pont de Portail de Roche 56.60 kilometres 21 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Osselle 56.87 kilometres 21 locks
Ecluse de Garde 57N de Torpes 58.53 kilometres 21 locks
Halte Nautique le Maroc 58.83 kilometres 21 locks
Pont de la Riviere D104 59.60 kilometres 21 locks
Ecluse 56 de Thoraise 61.21 kilometres 21 locks
Halte Nautique de Thoraise LB 61.27 kilometres 22 locks
Southerrain de Thoraise West
Tunnel 185m Western end
61.51 kilometres 22 locks
Southerrain de Thoraise East
Tunnel 185m Eastern end
61.73 kilometres 22 locks
Ecluse de Garde 56 bis de Thoraise 62.36 kilometres 22 locks
Ecluse double 54-55 de Rancenay
Staircase locks operated by lock keeper not Telecommande
65.37 kilometres 22 locks
Halte Nautique de Rancenay LB 65.59 kilometres 24 locks
Pont de Avanne D367 68.50 kilometres 24 locks
Ecluse de Garde Avaney 68.78 kilometres 24 locks
Ecluse 53 et barrage accolé de Gouille 70.75 kilometres 24 locks
Pont de Beure N57 72.23 kilometres 25 locks
Pont de Velotte 74.14 kilometres 25 locks
Ecluse 52 et barrage accolé de Velotte 74.56 kilometres 25 locks
Passerelle de Mazagran 75.80 kilometres 26 locks
Ecluse 51 de Tarragnoz
To continue going upstream into the town loop, do not enter lock 50N. A must in one direction, exit via lock 50B St Paul
76.06 kilometres 26 locks
Besançon Tunnel Waiting Basin 76.13 kilometres 27 locks
Halte Nautique de Tarragnoz RB 76.15 kilometres 27 locks
Pont de Tarragnoz D683 76.18 kilometres 27 locks
Ecluse 50 de Tarragnoz nord
Use only if going into tunnel, operated by lock keeper, not Telecommande. Be careful going from bright sunshine into dark ecluse; you will not see the front gates!
76.20 kilometres 27 locks
Besançon Tunelle (portail Ouest)
Length is 394m
76.21 kilometres 28 locks
Besançon Tunelle (portail Est)
Tunnel (394m) to bypass town. Continue going downstream via lock Saint-Paul 50B to do town loop, A must in one direction
76.62 kilometres 28 locks
Ecluse de Garde de Rivotte 76.65 kilometres 28 locks
Halte Nautique de Besançon 76.71 kilometres 28 locks
Passerelle des Pres de Vaux 77.21 kilometres 28 locks
Ecluse 49 et barrage accolé de La Malate 78.88 kilometres 28 locks
Halte Nautique de la Malate
Ecluse waiting pontoon, but usable for overnight mooring.
78.94 kilometres 29 locks
Pont de Chalèze D323 85.53 kilometres 29 locks
Ecluse 48 de Chalèze 85.55 kilometres 29 locks
Porte Garde de Chalèze 88.18 kilometres 30 locks
Pont de Vaire D323 91.31 kilometres 30 locks
Ecluse 46-47 de Deluz 93.48 kilometres 30 locks
Halte Nautique de Deluz Downstream LB
Finger Pontoons for boats < 15m
95.62 kilometres 32 locks
Pont de Papeteries Deluz 95.82 kilometres 32 locks
Halte Nautique de Deluz Upstream RB
Lateral moorings for longer boats
95.90 kilometres 32 locks
Ecluse de Garde 46 bis de Deluz 96.50 kilometres 32 locks
Ecluse 45 et barrage accolé d'Aigremont 97.82 kilometres 32 locks
Pont de Laissey D30 99.72 kilometres 33 locks
Ecluse 44 et barrage accolé de Laissey 99.97 kilometres 33 locks
Ecluse 43 et barrage accolé de Douvot 102.26 kilometres 34 locks
Pont d'Ougney-les-Champs D277 104.33 kilometres 35 locks
Ecluse 42 et barrage accolé d'Ougney 104.71 kilometres 35 locks
Ecluse 41 et barrage accolé de Fourbanne 107.01 kilometres 36 locks
Ecluse 40 de Beaumerousse 110.60 kilometres 37 locks
Pont de Grange Vuillotey 111.51 kilometres 38 locks
Halte Nautique de Baume-les-Dames LB 112.96 kilometres 38 locks
Porte Garde de Baume-les-Dames 113.15 kilometres 38 locks
Pont de Baume-les-Dames D50 113.27 kilometres 38 locks
Ecluse 39 de Lonot 115.34 kilometres 38 locks
Ecluse 38 et barrage accolé de la Raie-aux-Chèvres 117.67 kilometres 39 locks
Ecluse 37 et barrage accolé de Grand-Crucifix 119.80 kilometres 40 locks
Pont de Hyèvre-Magny D319 122.12 kilometres 41 locks
Ecluse 36 et barrage accolé d'Hyèvre-Magny 122.16 kilometres 41 locks
Ecluse 35 et barrage accolé de l'Ermite 123.54 kilometres 42 locks
Ecluse 34 de Branne 125.06 kilometres 43 locks
Pont de Branne 125.93 kilometres 44 locks
Ecluse 33 de Chaux-les-Clerval 127.24 kilometres 44 locks
Ecluse de Garde 33 bis de la Prise d'Eau de Branne 129.54 kilometres 45 locks
Pont de Clerval 130.65 kilometres 45 locks
Halte Nautique de Clerval LB
DO NOT use this mooring. Pontoon now sitting on sandbank!
130.73 kilometres 45 locks
Ecluse 32 de Clerval 131.32 kilometres 45 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute A36 (Pompierre) 133.83 kilometres 46 locks
Ecluse 31 de Pompierre 134.74 kilometres 46 locks
Ecluse 30 de la Plaine de Pompierre 136.40 kilometres 47 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de Rang 137.94 kilometres 48 locks
Porte Garde de Pompierre 138.50 kilometres 48 locks
Ecluse 29 et barrage accolé de la Goulisse 140.52 kilometres 48 locks
Ecluse 28 et barrage accolé de la d'Appenans 142.96 kilometres 49 locks
Ecluse 27 des Papeteries de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 144.75 kilometres 50 locks
Pont de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs D683 145.22 kilometres 51 locks
Halte Nautique de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Downstream RB
Right in front of Intermarche
145.65 kilometres 51 locks
Pont de Tassigny 145.90 kilometres 51 locks
Ecluse 26 de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 145.92 kilometres 51 locks
Halte Nautique de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Upstream RB 146.04 kilometres 52 locks
Pont Ferroviaire de L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 146.97 kilometres 52 locks
Ecluse 25 de Côteau-Lunans 147.63 kilometres 52 locks
Ecluse 24 de Blussans 150.28 kilometres 53 locks
Ecluse 23 de Colombier-Châtelot 152.87 kilometres 54 locks
Halte Nautique de Colombier-Châtelot RB
100m quai with walkway and bollards
153.22 kilometres 55 locks
Ecluse 22 de Saint-Maurice 155.35 kilometres 55 locks
Ecluse 21 de Colombier-Fontaine 157.35 kilometres 56 locks
Pont de Columbier-Fontaine D123 158.59 kilometres 57 locks
Pont de Raydans D126 159.53 kilometres 57 locks
Ecluse 20 de la Raydans 159.56 kilometres 57 locks
Ecluse 19 de la Plaine de Dampierre 161.29 kilometres 58 locks
Pont de Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs 162.85 kilometres 59 locks
Halte Nautique de Dampierre LB
Peaceful overnight mooring or lunch-break
162.96 kilometres 59 locks
Ecluse 18 de Dampierre 163.12 kilometres 59 locks
Pont de la Lange 163.87 kilometres 60 locks
Ecluse de Garde 18 bis de Voujeaucourt 164.85 kilometres 60 locks
Pont de Mont Bart 165.62 kilometres 61 locks
Ecluse 17 de Voujeaucourt 165.65 kilometres 61 locks
Passerelle de Châtaillon 166.99 kilometres 62 locks
Ecluse 16 de Courcelles-les-Montbéliard 168.01 kilometres 62 locks
Pont de Ste-Suzanne D43e2 168.52 kilometres 63 locks
Ecluse 15 de Côteau Jouvent 169.58 kilometres 63 locks
Halte Nautique de Montbéliard 170.29 kilometres 64 locks
Pont des deux Hollande D438 170.45 kilometres 64 locks
Ecluse 14 de Montbéliard 170.72 kilometres 64 locks
Ecluse de Garde 13 sous Exincourt 171.48 kilometres 65 locks
Pont Peugeot D663 171.73 kilometres 65 locks
Viaduct de l'A36 172.82 kilometres 65 locks
Pont d'Exincourt 173.44 kilometres 65 locks
Pont de Sochaux 174.13 kilometres 65 locks
Ecluse 12 d'Exincourt 174.97 kilometres 65 locks
Pont de Bateliers 175.65 kilometres 66 locks
Ecluse 11 d'Etupes 175.67 kilometres 66 locks
Pont Bane 176.37 kilometres 67 locks
Ecluse 10 des Marivées 177.54 kilometres 67 locks
Ecluse 9 d'Allenjoie 178.01 kilometres 68 locks
Pont-Canal sur l'Allaine 178.07 kilometres 69 locks
Rhône au Rhin - Belfort Jonction
Junction of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, Branche Sud with the Embranchement de Belfort
178.18 kilometres 69 locks
Pont de Moulin 179.02 kilometres 69 locks
Pont de Grande Rue 179.63 kilometres 69 locks
Ecluse 8 des Fontenelles 180.49 kilometres 69 locks
Ecluse 7 de Bourogne 182.59 kilometres 70 locks
Pont Rue de Delle 184.34 kilometres 71 locks
Pont Ferroviaire Ancienne 184.58 kilometres 71 locks
Pont de N1019 185.09 kilometres 71 locks
Ecluse 6 de Froidefontaine 185.66 kilometres 71 locks
Pont Tourant de Froidefontaine 186.14 kilometres 72 locks
Ecluse 5 de Brebotte 188.18 kilometres 72 locks
Brebotte Winding Hole 188.40 kilometres 73 locks
Pont de Brebotte 188.68 kilometres 73 locks
Ecluse 4 de Bretagne 190.47 kilometres 73 locks
Pont de Montreux-Château 192.35 kilometres 74 locks
Ecluse 3 de Montreux-Château 192.38 kilometres 74 locks
Halte Nautique de Montreux Château RB-LB 192.47 kilometres 75 locks
Pont de Montreux-Vieux 195.36 kilometres 75 locks
Ecluse 2 de Valdieu-Lutran 198.05 kilometres 75 locks
Pont de Valdieu 198.11 kilometres 76 locks
Ecluse 3 de Valdieu-Lutran 198.23 kilometres 76 locks
Ecluse 4 de Valdieu-Lutran 198.57 kilometres 77 locks
Ecluse 5 de Valdieu-Lutran 198.75 kilometres 78 locks
Ecluse 6 de Valdieu-Lutran 198.92 kilometres 79 locks
Ecluse 7 de Valdieu-Lutran 199.10 kilometres 80 locks
Ecluse 8 de Valdieu-Lutran 199.27 kilometres 81 locks
Ecluse 9 de Retzwiller 199.46 kilometres 82 locks
Ecluse 10 de Retzwiller 199.72 kilometres 83 locks
Ecluse 11 de Retzwiller 200.12 kilometres 84 locks
Ecluse 12 de Retzwiller 200.51 kilometres 85 locks
Pont de Retzwiller 200.73 kilometres 86 locks
Ecluse 13 de Retzwiller 200.99 kilometres 86 locks
Pont de Retzwiller D261 201.02 kilometres 87 locks
Ecluse 14 de Retzwiller 201.98 kilometres 87 locks
Pont de Dannemarie 202.18 kilometres 88 locks
Ecluse 15 de Wolfersdorf 202.38 kilometres 88 locks
Ecluse 16 de Wolfersdorf 202.89 kilometres 89 locks
Pont de Wolfersdorf 202.97 kilometres 90 locks
Nautique de la Porte d'Alsace LB 203.15 kilometres 90 locks
Ecluse 17 de Wolfersdorf 203.32 kilometres 90 locks
Ecluse 18 de Gommersdorf 203.88 kilometres 91 locks
Ecluse 19 de Gommersdorf 204.59 kilometres 92 locks
Ecluse 20 de Gommersdorf 205.29 kilometres 93 locks
Ecluse 21 de Gommersdorf 205.75 kilometres 94 locks
Ecluse 22 d'Hagenbach 206.30 kilometres 95 locks
Halte Nautique de Hagenbach LB 207.07 kilometres 96 locks
Ecluse 23 d'Hagenbach 207.24 kilometres 96 locks
Pont de Hagenbach 207.33 kilometres 97 locks
Ecluse 24 d'Eglingen 208.90 kilometres 97 locks
Ecluse 25 d'Eglingen 209.57 kilometres 98 locks
Pont de Eglingen 209.60 kilometres 99 locks
Ecluse 26 de Saint-Bernard 210.72 kilometres 99 locks
Ecluse 27 de Saint-Bernard 211.52 kilometres 100 locks
Pont de Saint-Bernard 211.55 kilometres 101 locks
Pont de Aspach 212.90 kilometres 101 locks
Ecluse 28 d'Heidwiller 213.15 kilometres 101 locks
Halte Nautique de Heidwiller RB 213.44 kilometres 102 locks
Ecluse 29 d'Heidwiller 213.89 kilometres 102 locks
Ecluse 30 d'Heidwiller 214.76 kilometres 103 locks
Ecluse 31 d'Illfurth 216.01 kilometres 104 locks
Ecluse 32 de Garde d'Illfurth 216.69 kilometres 105 locks
Pont d'Illfurth 216.72 kilometres 106 locks
Ecluse 33 d'Illfurth 218.11 kilometres 106 locks
Ecluse 34 de Zillisheim 219.38 kilometres 107 locks
Pont-levis de Zillisheim 220.22 kilometres 108 locks
Ecluse 35 de Zillisheim S 220.69 kilometres 108 locks
Pont-levis de Zillisheim N 220.84 kilometres 109 locks
Ecluse 36 de Brunstatt 222.52 kilometres 109 locks
Pont de Brunstatt 223.42 kilometres 110 locks
Ecluse 37 de Brunstatt 223.50 kilometres 110 locks
Pont de Liberation 223.53 kilometres 111 locks
Ecluse 38 de Brunstatt 224.87 kilometres 111 locks
Pont de Rang 1 Mulhouse 225.68 kilometres 112 locks
Halte Nautique de Mulhouse 34 LB 225.74 kilometres 112 locks
Ecluse 39 de Mulhouse 225.89 kilometres 112 locks
Passerelle de Hasserain 226.01 kilometres 113 locks
Pont de Rang 2 Mulhouse 226.04 kilometres 113 locks
Pont de la Fonderie Mulhouse 226.19 kilometres 113 locks
Pont du Noyers 226.36 kilometres 113 locks
Pont d'Aitkirch 226.77 kilometres 113 locks
Pont Jules-Ehrmann 226.98 kilometres 113 locks
Halte Nautique de Mulhouse LB 227.05 kilometres 113 locks
Place de General de Gaulle 227.16 kilometres 113 locks
Pont des Bonnes-Gens 227.47 kilometres 113 locks
Ecluse 41 de Mulhouse 228.65 kilometres 113 locks
Pont de Hardt 228.70 kilometres 114 locks
Pont de Bale 229.11 kilometres 114 locks
Pont de Modenheim 229.64 kilometres 114 locks
Pont SNCF Mulhouse 230.02 kilometres 114 locks
Pont de Rixheim 231.89 kilometres 114 locks
Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud - branche Nord - Niffer-Mulhouse Jonction
Junction of the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, branche Nord, the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, branche Sud and the Embranchement à Grand Gabarit de Niffer-Mulhouse at Mulhouse
231.99 kilometres 114 locks
 
 
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