The Marne-Rhine Canal at Niderviller, Moselle.

The Marne-Rhine Canal (French: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) is a canal in eastern France. It connects the river Marne in Vitry-le-François with the Rhine in Strasbourg. Combined with the canalised part of the Marne, it allows transport between Paris and eastern France. The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France. ... The Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. ... Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... City flag City coat of arms Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg City (commune) characteristics Land Area 78. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ...

The 312 km long canal was opened in 1853. The canal is suited for small ships (péniches), maximum size 38.5 m long and 5.05 m wide. It has 155 locks. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. ... Canal locks in England. ...

The Marne-Rhine Canal is connected with the following navigable waterways:

• Marne River in Vitry-le-François
• Meuse River/Canal de l'Est near Commercy
• Moselle River/Canal de l'Est in Toul
• Moselle River in Pompey
• Canal des houillères de la Sarre in Gondrexange
• Rhine in Strasbourg

Its course crosses the following départements and towns: The Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. ... Vitry-le-François is a commune of the Marne département, in France. ... Meuse near Grave The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea. ... Commercy is a commune of the Meuse département, in northeastern France. ... The Moselle (French Moselle, German Mosel, Luxembourgish Musel, Dutch Moezel, from Latin Mosella, little Meuse) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany, joining the Rhine river at Koblenz. ... Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul Toul is a historic fortified town of France, a sous-préfecture of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département. ... The Moselle (French Moselle, German Mosel, Luxembourgish Musel, Dutch Moezel, from Latin Mosella, little Meuse) is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany, joining the Rhine river at Koblenz. ... Loreley At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein, ) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... City flag City coat of arms Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg City (commune) characteristics Land Area 78. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

• Marne: Vitry-le-François
• Meuse: Bar-le-Duc, Ligny-en-Barrois, Void-Vacon
• Meurthe-et-Moselle: Toul, Nancy
• Moselle: Gondrexange, Sarrebourg
• Bas-Rhin: Saverne, Strasbourg