Aisne Lateral Canal

Canal latéral à l'Aisne
Canal basin at Berry-au-Bac junction
Specifications
Length	51.3 km (31.9 mi)
Lock length	46 m (151 ft)
Lock width	7.95 m (26.1 ft)
Minimum boat draft	1.80m
Minimum boat air draft	3.50m
Locks	8
Status	Open
History
Date approved	1834
Date completed	1841
Geography
Start point	Vieux-lès-Asfeld
End point	Condé-sur-Aisne
Beginning coordinates	49.44833°N 4.09527°E / 49.44833; 4.09527 (easternmost point)
Ending coordinates	49.40128°N 3.48430°E / 49.40128; 3.48430 (westernmost point)
Connects to	Aisne, Canal des Ardennes

The Canal latéral à l'Aisne (French pronunciation: [kanal lateʁal a lɛn]) is a canal in northern France, which connects the Canal des Ardennes at Vieux-lès-Asfeld to the canalised river Aisne at Condé-sur-Aisne. It is 51.3 km (31.9 mi) long, with 8 locks. It runs alongside the Aisne. It has junctions with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne at Berry-au-Bac and with the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Bourg-et-Comin.

En route

Kilometre distances are given from east to west, and are continued along the canalised river Aisne down to the junction with the river Oise at PK 108

• PK 0 Junction with Canal des Ardennes below the last lock of the latter, downstream from Vieux-lès-Asfeld
• PK 10.5 Variscourt
• PK 18.5 Berry-au-Bac junction, on the south side, with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne to Reims
• PK 38.5 Right junction with Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Bourg-et-Comin
• PK 49 Vailly-sur-Aisne
• PK 51.5 at Celles-sur-Aisne. Navigation continues in the canalised Aisne to PK108 with 7 more locks [2]

External links

• River Aisne and Canal lateral à l'Aisne navigation guide; places, ports and moorings on the canal, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, Imray

• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)