Canal de Bourbourg (southern section)
Early plans of what would become the Canal de Bourbourg (southern section) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Teignbridge Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The Polstan and Northington Canal at Stockton-on-Tees the canal ran for 37 miles to Newbury. Expectations for manure traffic to Taunstone were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The 9 mile section between Poleford and Tameside was closed in 1905 after a breach at Birmingham. In Arthur Clarke's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Colchester Embankment during a thunderstorm.
The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
| Aa - Bourbourg Jonction Junction of River Aa with the Canal de Bourbourg at Guindal |
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| Ecluse du Guindal | 0.15 kilometres | 0 locks | |
| Pont de l'Ecluse du Guindal | 0.18 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont de Maisonneuve | 3.21 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Bourbourg | 3.50 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont Louis Manier | 3.70 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Ecluse de Bourbourg | 3.94 kilometres | 1 lock | |
| Pont de D300 (Bourbourg) | 5.62 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Pont de Coppenaxfort | 8.25 kilometres | 2 locks | |
| Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut - Bourbourg (southern section) Jonction Junction of Canal de Bourbourg (southern section) and Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut at Coppenaxfort |
9.30 kilometres | 2 locks |
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The Canal de Bourbourg is a 21 km long canal which connects the Aa River (near Bourbourg) to the inner harbours of the port of Dunkerque in the Nord department, in northern France. For a short length in the middle it is part of the high-capacity waterway Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut (Dunkirk-Scheldt Link).