Scheldt–Rhine Canal

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The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ
waterway ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Schelde-Rijnkanaal ⓘ
Schelde–Rijnkanaal ⓘ
basinCountry Belgium ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
connectsPort Port of Antwerp ⓘ
ports on the Meuse ⓘ
ports on the Rhine ⓘ
connectsTo Eendracht ⓘ
Rhine ⓘ
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ
Scheldt ⓘ
Scheldt estuary ⓘ
Volkerak ⓘ
Zoommeer ⓘ
constructionStart 1963 ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
endPoint Scheldt estuary ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt
function bypass of Western Scheldt for inland shipping ⓘ
inland shipping route ⓘ
international maritime transport route ⓘ
hasBridge Oesterdam bridge ⓘ
Philipsdam bridge ⓘ
hasDam Oesterdam ⓘ
Philipsdam ⓘ
hasLock Bergen op Zoom lock complex ⓘ
length approximately 34 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region ⓘ
province of North Brabant ⓘ
linked to: North Brabant

province of Zeeland ⓘ
managedBy Rijkswaterstaat ⓘ
maxDraught 4.5 metres ⓘ
maxVesselBeam 23.5 metres ⓘ
maxVesselLength 190 metres ⓘ
navigationType commercial shipping ⓘ
inland barges ⓘ
nearbyCity Bergen op Zoom ⓘ
Reimerswaal ⓘ
Tholen ⓘ
Woensdrecht ⓘ
opened 1975 ⓘ
partOf Trans-European inland waterway network ⓘ
region southwestern Netherlands ⓘ
startPoint Volkerak ⓘ
status navigable ⓘ
waterwayClass Class Vb European inland waterway ⓘ

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Volkerak → locatedOnWaterway → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Volkeraksluizen → locatedOnWaterway → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Scheldt–Rhine Canal → alsoKnownAs → Schelde–Rijnkanaal ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Scheldt–Rhine Canal → alsoKnownAs → Schelde-Rijnkanaal ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Kreekrakdam → waterwayCarries → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Kreekrakdam → nearbyWaterway → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Halsteren → locatedNear → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Markiezaatsmeer → locatedNear → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Eendracht → partOf → Scheldt–Rhine shipping route ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Eendracht → partOf → Scheldt–Rhine Canal system ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Bergen op Zoom lock complex → locatedOnWaterway → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Bergen op Zoom lock complex → isPartOfTransportCorridor → Scheldt–Rhine shipping route ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Oesterdam bridge → separates → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Philipsdam bridge → crosses → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Philipsdam bridge → locatedOn → Scheldt–Rhine Canal route ⓘ
linked to: Scheldt–Rhine Canal
Volkerak locks → locatedOnWaterway → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ
Volkerak locks → connects → Scheldt–Rhine Canal ⓘ