Direction North/South Connects to Rhone–Rhine Canal Date completed 1923 Start point Botans | End point Canal du Rhône au Rhin Construction began 1882 Locks 5 | |
Length 9.7 km (6.0 mi) to Botans, 14.9 km (9.3 mi) to Belfort Status Open to Botans, closed to the north Former names Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône | ||
The Embranchement de Belfort is a canal in eastern France. It connects Botans to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. It is 9.7 km long with five locks. Originally designed as Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône to Belfort for a length of 14.9 km. It was to form a link with the Saône at Conflandey.
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