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River Trave

Early plans of what would become the River Trave were drawn up by James Brindley in 1876 but problems with Cambridge Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. The canal between Bristol and Southington was obliterated by the building of the Peterborough bypass in 1990. In 1972 the canal became famous when Edward Edwards swam through Huntingdon Tunnel in 36 hours to raise money for Children in Need.

Information about the waterway

The River Trave is a commercial waterway and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 27.11 kilometres from Trave - River Trave (south) (where it joins the Trave Kanal) to Nordermole Travemünde (which is a dead end).

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.

It has junctions with the River Stadtgraben at Wallhafen - Trave Kreuzung and with the Trave Kanal at Trave Kanal - River Trave (north).

Trave - River Trave (south) Junction of the Trave Kanal with the River Trave (south)
Straßenbrücke Wall	0.17 kilometres	0 locks
Trave - Lübecker Stadtgraben Kreuzung Junction of the River Stadtgraben with the River Trave	0.69 kilometres	0 locks
Dankwartsbrücke	0.81 kilometres	0 locks
Obertravenbrücke	1.03 kilometres	0 locks
Holstenbrücke	1.20 kilometres	0 locks
Holstenhafenbrücke	1.59 kilometres	0 locks
Drehbrücke	1.97 kilometres	0 locks
Trave Kanal - River Trave (north) Junction of the Trave Kanal with the River Trave (north)	2.56 kilometres	0 locks
Wallhafen - Trave Kreuzung Junction of the River Trave with the River Stadtgraben (Wallhafen section)	2.77 kilometres	0 locks
Eric-Warburg-Brücke	3.65 kilometres	0 locks
Herren Tunnel	11.87 kilometres	0 locks
Travemünde Fährbetrieb Travemünde ferry service	25.39 kilometres	0 locks
Nordermole Travemünde	27.11 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

Wikipedia

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The Trave (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁaːvə] (listen)) is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately 124 kilometres (77 mi) long, running from its source near the village of Gießelrade in Ostholstein to Travemünde, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It passes through Bad Segeberg, Bad Oldesloe, and Lübeck, where it is linked to the Elbe–Lübeck Canal. It is navigable for sea-going vessels from the Baltic to the Lübeck ports. The Herren Tunnel crosses the Trave, as do numerous bridges, and a ferry connects Travemünde with Priwall. Tributaries of the Trave include the Wakenitz and the Stepenitz.

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[Trave] The Trave (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁaːvə] (listen)) is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately 124 kilometres (77 mi) long, running [Travemünde] river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, [Lübeck] Hamburg, on the mouth of the River Trave, which flows into the Bay of Lübeck in the borough of Travemünde, and on the Trave's tributary Wakenitz. The city [Bay of Lübeck] the city of Lübeck, at the mouth of river Trave. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal connects the Baltic Sea with the Elbe River. The bay is surrounded by the landstrips [Wagria] region between the Kiel Fjord, the middle reaches of the Trave, and the lower course of the river; a region with this name emerged at least as early as the [Reinfeld, Schleswig-Holstein] of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the river Trave, approx. 8 km east of Bad Oldesloe, and 14 km west of Lübeck. It belongs [Bad Schwartau] of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Trave and the Schwartau creek, approx. 5 km north of Lübeck. Bad Schwartau [Stormarn (district)] was founded in order to become a part of the Segeberg district. The river Trave runs through the district before entering the city of Lübeck. In the [Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik] Glashüttenweg), sat along the eastern bank of the Trave River north of the old City of Lübeck, an island in the Trave River. From 1936 to 1942, the company manufactured [List of canals in Germany] partially located in Germany. The canals are listed here in alphabetic order of the name (without generic). Transport in Germany List of rivers of Germany

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