Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten Canal

Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten Canal
Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten Canal
	The canal in Schoten with a bicycle trail
Country	Belgium
Specifications
Length	63 km (39 miles)
Geography
Direction	East
Start point	Dessel
End point	Schoten
Beginning coordinates	51°14′04″N 5°09′52″E / 51.2345°N 5.1645°E
Ending coordinates	51°14′19″N 4°30′02″E / 51.2386°N 4.5006°E

The Dessel–Turnhout–Schoten Canal is a 63 km long canal across the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It links Dessel to Schoten, where the canal flows into the Albert Canal.

Construction of the eastern section between Dessel et Turnhout canal started in 1844 and was completed a year later. The western section, linking to the Maastricht Canal (subsequently replaced by the larger and more freely navigable Albert Canal) at Schoten was started in 1854 but completed only in 1875.^[1]

References

^ trobken.weebly.com - Canal Dessel-Schoten Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

[1] trobken.weebly.com - Canal Dessel-Schoten Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

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