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Canal du Midi

Canal du Midi
Beziers pont canal.jpg
Canal du Midi crossing the River Orb in Béziers
Specifications
Length 241 km (150 mi)
Maximum boat length 30 m (98 ft)
Maximum boat beam 5.5 m (18 ft)
Locks 65 (originally 86)
Maximum height above sea level 189 m (620 ft)
Minimum height above sea level 0 m (0 ft)
Navigation authority VNF
History
Former names Canal royal en Languedoc
Current owner State of France
Original owner Pierre-Paul Riquet
Principal engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet
Other engineer(s) Marshal Sebastien Vauban, Louis Nicolas de Clerville, François Andréossy
Date approved 1666
Construction began 1667
Date of first use 20 May 1681
Date completed 15 May 1681
Geography
Start point Toulouse
End point Étang de Thau
Beginning coordinates 43°36′40″N 1°25′06″E / 43.61102°N 1.41844°E / 43.61102; 1.41844
Ending coordinates 43°20′24″N 3°32′23″E / 43.34003°N 3.53978°E / 43.34003; 3.53978 Les Onglous lighthouse
Branch of Canal des Deux Mers
Connects to Garonne Lateral Canal, La Nouvelle branch, Canal de Brienne, Hérault River,and Étang de Thau
Summit: Seuil de Naurouze
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Canal du Midi
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Canal du Midi 02.jpg
Location France
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv, vi
Reference 770
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)
Canal du Midi
km (Distance from Toulouse)
240.1 Étang de Thau
000.0 Étang de Thau to La Nouvelle Branch
Les Onglous Bridge
Bagnas Lock
Saint-Bauzille Bridge
Prades Bridge
Prades Lock
Enter Hérault River
Leave Hérault River
Agde Round Lock
Three-arched Bridge
Railway Bridge
Pont Neuf, Vias (N112)
Agde bypass
Pont Vieux, Vias
Ouvrages du Libron
Port Cassafieres
Roquehaute Bridge
Portiragne Lock
Caylus Bridge
Cers Bridge
Villeneuve Lock
Motorway Bridge (A9)
Ariege Lock
Capiscol Bridge
Lift Bridge (disused, remains open)
Footbridge
Bridge
Beziers Lock
Béziers
Orb Lock
Orb Aqueduct
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