The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal (Dutch: Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal) is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port and capital city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine. Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the city of Utrecht towards Wijk bij Duurstede where it intersects the Lek branch of the Rhine and then continues on to the river Waal near Tiel, with a branch, the Lek Canal, to the Lek near Nieuwegein.[1][2]
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal | |
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Specifications | |
Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
History | |
Date completed | 1952 |
Geography | |
Start point | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
End point | Waal river near Tiel, Netherlands |
Rail bridges (with nearest train station on the west and east bank):
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta | |
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Rhine Rijn Rhin |
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Meuse Maas |
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Scheldt Schelde Escaut |
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Other rivers (directly draining into the delta) | |
Islands and Peninsulas | |
Towns | |
Other topics |
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