Canal des Deux Mers

Canal des Deux Mers
English: Two Seas Canal
Specifications
Length	Canal du Midi 240 km (150 mi) Garonne Lateral Canal 193 km (120 mi)
Locks	Canal du Midi 65 locks Garonne Lateral Canal 53 locks
History
Construction began	Canal du Midi 1666 Garonne Lateral Canal 1838
Date completed	Canal du Midi 1681 Garonne Lateral Canal 1856

The Canal des Deux Mers (English: Two Seas Canal) has been used to describe two different but similar things since the 1660s. In some cases, it is used interchangeably with the Canal du Midi. In others, it describes the path from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, of which the Canal du Midi was the first man-made component.

The route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean includes, from west to east, in sequence: