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Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-D'Armor Navigable)

The Act of Parliament for the Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-D'Armor Navigable) was passed on 17 September 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Bernigo. The Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-D'Armor Navigable) was closed in 1955 when Blackburn Aqueduct collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-D'Armor Navigable) Society.

Information about the waterway

The Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-D'Armor Navigable) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest. It runs for 16.39 kilometres through 12 locks from Ecluse 147 Restouel (where it joins the Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest - Cotes-d'Armor Un-navigable)) to Guerlédan Lake Entrance (where it joins the Canal de Nantes à Brest (Ouest) - Guerlédan Lake).

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.

Ecluse 147 Restouel
Ecluse 146 Coat Natous Ecluse double	0.83 kilometres	1 lock
Ecluse 145 Kerlan	1.02 kilometres	3 locks
Ecluse 144 Pont Even	2.37 kilometres	4 locks
Pont du D31(Canal de Nantes à Brest)	2.40 kilometres	5 locks
Ecluse 143 Gwendol	3.24 kilometres	5 locks
Ecluse 142 Plélauff	5.46 kilometres	6 locks
Ecluse 141 Kerlouet	6.92 kilometres	7 locks
Ecluse 140 Gouarec	9.37 kilometres	8 locks
Pont du D201	9.40 kilometres	9 locks
Pont du D5	9.89 kilometres	9 locks
Ecluse 139 Sainte Hervé	12.20 kilometres	9 locks
Ecluse 138 Bon Repos	14.17 kilometres	10 locks
Pont de l'Abbaye de Bon Repose	14.22 kilometres	11 locks
Ecluse 137 Forges	16.13 kilometres	11 locks
Guerlédan Lake Entrance	16.39 kilometres	12 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 Nantes–Brest canal (Canal de Nantes à Brest) is a French canal which links the two seaports of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. It was built in the early 19th century, and its total length as built was 385 km with 238 locks.

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[Nantes–Brest canal] The Nantes–Brest canal (Canal de Nantes à Brest) is a French canal which links the two seaports of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. It was built [Pontivy] is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest [Aulne] bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes on the Loire with [Oust] has been made navigable for small ships, and forms part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest. The rivers Aff, Arz and Ninian are among its tributaries. Sandre [Blavet] of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with the Canal de Nantes à Brest at Pontivy and runs to Hennebont, a distance of 60 km. From the [La Pitié] Canal de Nantes à Brest between locks 146 and 147. Chapelle N-D de Pitié (Mellionnec) Mellionnec - La Pitié Le canal de Nantes à Brest à Mellionnec Ecluse [Vilaine] the Canal d'Ille et Rance hence the Rance estuary, which enters the English Channel at Saint-Malo. In Redon it crosses the Canal de Nantes à Brest, giving [Château de Blain] Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson. The castle stands on the side of the Canal de Nantes à Brest. It has 12 towers and covers an area of 4 hectares. The first castle [Nantes] century with fill from construction of the Nantes-Brest canal. Nantes is built on the Armorican Massif, a range of weathered mountains which may be considered [Châteauneuf-du-Faou] Monts d'Arrée and Montagne Noire. The town is built on a hill overlooking the Canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Aulne. The bridge over

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