Rance Maritime

The Rance Maritime is a canal in north western France. It joins Saint Malo and Dinan. It is 22.6 km long with two locks.[1]

Rance Maritime
Specifications
Length22.6 km (14.0 mi)
Locks2
Geography
Start pointSaint Malo
End pointDinan

One set of locks, at the Saint Malo side, replaced the old gate type locks with revolutionary curves locks in 1952, where each lock pivots on one point and are easier to open and close.[2]

See also

References

  1. Vois Navigables France ItinĂ©raires Fluviaux. Editions De L'Ecluse. 2009. ISBN 978-2-916919-21-8.
  2. "Curved Locks Open By rotating On Pivot." Popular Mechanics, February 1952, p. 142.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.