Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

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The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is a man-made waterway in the Mid-Atlantic United States that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay, serving as a key shipping and transportation route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
man-made waterway
connects Chesapeake Bay
Delaware River
constructionStart early 19th century
country United States
crossedBy Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Bridge (US 301)
Chesapeake City Bridge
Delaware Route 1 bridge
Reedy Point Bridge
St. Georges Bridge
Summit Bridge
hasLock yes
length approximately 14 miles
locatedIn Delaware
Maryland
Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states
maintainedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
opened 1829
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
originalPurpose shorten shipping route between Philadelphia and Baltimore
partOf Intracoastal Waterway
regionServed Chesapeake Bay watershed
linked to: Chesapeake Bay

Delaware River watershed
status operational
use commercial shipping
recreational boating
transportation route
waterwayType ship canal

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Delaware Route 1 crosses Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Cecil County, Maryland locatedAtWaterbody C&D Canal
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Delaware City, Delaware locatedNear Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal vicinity follows Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Summit Bridge area, Delaware locatedOnWaterway Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Summit Bridge area, Delaware canalCrossing Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Summit Bridge crosses Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Summit Bridge hasClearanceOver Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Summit Bridge crossesWaterway Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Summit Bridge isAbove Chesapeake & Delaware Canal shipping channel
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Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge crosses Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge crosses Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge spans Chesapeake & Delaware Canal shipping channel
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Chesapeake City, Maryland locatedOnWaterway Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
Chesapeake City, Maryland locatedOnWaterway Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
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Bohemia River connectedToWaterbody Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (via Elk River system)
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Elk River connectedTo C&D Canal
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