Highway Over Main Rhine Danube Canal

The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, is a canal in Bavaria, Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, it runs from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim. The canal connects the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, providing a navigable artery between the Rhine delta, and the Danube Delta in s…
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, is a canal in Bavaria, Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, it runs from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim. The canal connects the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, providing a navigable artery between the Rhine delta, and the Danube Delta in south-eastern Romania and south-western Ukraine. The present canal was completed in 1992 and is 171 kilometres long.
  • Length: 171 km (106 mi)
  • Maximum boat length: 190 m (623 ft)
  • Maximum boat beam: 11.45 m (38 ft)
  • Maximum boat draft: 4 m (13 ft)
  • Locks: 16
  • Total rise: North: 175 metres (574 ft); South: 68 metres (223 ft)
  • Navigation authority: Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration

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