Canal de Berry

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Canal de Berry is a historic French inland waterway in central France, once used for transporting goods and now largely serving recreational boating and tourism.

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Canal de Berry canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
inland waterway
closedToCommercialTraffic 1955
connects Canal de Briare
Canal du Cher
Canal latéral à la Loire
constructionStart 1808
country France
designedBy Louis de Cessart
endPoint Tours
followsRiver Cher River
formerUse agricultural produce transport
coal transport
freight transport
hasActivity cycling along towpaths
pleasure boating
walking and hiking
hasBridgeType aqueduct
hasFeature narrow-gauge locks
hasOrganization Association pour la Réouverture du Canal de Berry
hasSectionAbandoned Bourges branch
Montluçon–Saint-Amand-Montrond section
hasSectionNavigable Noyers-sur-Cher to Selles-sur-Cher
around Vierzon
heritageDesignation regional industrial heritage
inaugurationDate 1839
length 261 km
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire
central France
lockLength 27.5 m
lockWidth 2.7 m
maximumBoatBeam 2.7 m
maximumBoatLength 27.5 m
namedAfter historic province of Berry
numberOfLocks 96
openingYear 1839
passesThrough Bourges
Mehun-sur-Yèvre
Montluçon
Noyers-sur-Cher
Saint-Amand-Montrond
Vierzon
primaryUse recreational boating
tourism
startPoint Montluçon
status partly disused
partly navigable

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Saint-Amand-Montrond locatedNear Canal de Berry
Cher (department) containsLandmark Canal de Berry
subject linked to: Cher department