A canal tunnel is a tunnel for a canal . The building of a canal tunnel is crucial to help a waterway that is normally used for shipping cross a difficult section of terrain. They are also constructed to reduce the dependency on canal locks .
12-549: Chirk Tunnel is a canal tunnel near Chirk , Wales . It lies on the Llangollen Canal , immediately northwards of the Chirk Aqueduct . It is 421 metres (460 yd) long and has a complete towpath inside. The tunnel is designed for a single standard narrowboat , so passing is not possible. The tunnel is straight enough to be able to see if a boat is already inside the tunnel, and boats are required to show
24-523: A different location, resulting in a shorter tunnel. The contract for the adjacent aqueduct was let in January 1796, and its construction was completed in 1801. The 8 miles (13 km) of canal eastwards to Frankton was opened immediately, because of the valuable trade in limestone from the Fron Quarries. The section through the tunnel, which also passed through Whitehurst Tunnel to reach Pontcysyllte
36-426: A light. Northbound boats must maintain power and momentum in order to push through, due to the shallow, narrow nature of the canal in the tunnel (such that water has little space to pass around the displacement of the boat), and the relatively fast 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) southbound current of the canal. The tunnel, the tunnel portals and the canal basin are collectively a Grade II* listed structure. In 1791,
48-625: A proposed tunnel for sea going vessels, Standedge Tunnel , the longest, deepest and highest in the United Kingdom and Harecastle Tunnel , another noteworthy tunnel in the UK. The oldest canal tunnel in the world is the Malpas Tunnel also in France, built in 1679. In some canal tunnels the towpath continues through the tunnel. In other cases, especially on English narrow canals, there
60-598: A tunnel under the Froncysyllte limeworks at Chirk, which would have been 1,236 yards (1,130 m) long. Rival parties supporting the different routes joined forces in February 1793, and the canal was authorised by Act of Parliament on 30 April of that year. A whole series of alterations and deviations had been rushed through in the intervening months, and the canal at Chirk now crossed the River Ceiriog at
72-2023: Is a river that flows through Armenia and Azerbaijan 's Nakhchivan exclave. Originating in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province ( marz ), it is a left tributary of the Aras . It is 128 km (80 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,630 km (1,020 sq mi). It runs through many cities and towns, including Jermuk , Vayk , Yeghegnadzor , Areni , Oğlanqala , Siyaqut and Qışlaqabbas . See also [ edit ] List of lakes of Armenia Geography of Armenia References [ edit ] ^ Арпа , Great Soviet Encyclopedia [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arpa River . v t e [REDACTED] Rivers of Armenia Lake Sevan basin Argitchi Gavaraget Tsakqar Dzknaget Vardenis Masrik Caspian basin Araks Hrazdan Vorotan Akhurian Arpa Aghstev Debed Kasagh Voghdji Pambak Dzoraget Getik Vedi Azat Mantash Sevjur Gegharot Amberd Marmarik Meghradzor Dalar Arayi Getar Shaghap Aratso Herher Eghegis Meghri Elpin Geghi Malishka Tsav Darb Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arpa_(river)&oldid=1256384520 " Categories : Tributaries of
84-1280: Is more commonly used. Canal tunnels were made in the Kingdom of Travancore as early as 1876. Arpa (river) Coordinates : 39°28′07″N 44°56′49″E / 39.46861°N 44.94694°E / 39.46861; 44.94694 Not to be confused with Akhuryan (Arpachay) . For other uses, see Arpa (river), Chhattisgarh . River in Armenia, Azerbaijan Arpa [REDACTED] Arpa river in Vayots Dzor, Armenia [REDACTED] Location Country Armenia , Azerbaijan Physical characteristics Mouth Aras • coordinates 39°28′07″N 44°56′49″E / 39.46861°N 44.94694°E / 39.46861; 44.94694 Length 128 km (80 mi) Basin size 2,630 km (1,020 sq mi) Basin features Progression Aras → Kura → Caspian Sea [REDACTED] The Arpa river and its basin (light pink) within Armenia The Arpa ( Armenian : Արփա ; Azerbaijani : Arpaçay )
96-595: Is no towpath. The horse would be led over the hill and the boat would be propelled by legging . The term "canal tunnel" is not commonly applied to tunnels used to conduct water (for irrigation, water supply, etc.), such as the 48-kilometre-long Arpa - Sevan tunnel in Armenia (see List of longest tunnels ), or a number of tunnels on the Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal in China. For those, the term water tunnel
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120-717: The embryonic Ellesmere Canal was planning a network of canals to link the Chester Canal to Shrewsbury , with branches to Ruabon and Llangollen , Bersham , Llanymynech and possibly to Whitchurch and Wem. The promoters asked William Jessop to assess their plans, and he produced plans for a rather different route, running from the Chester Canal basin through Wrexham, Bersham, Ruabon, Pontcysyllte, Chirk, Frankton and Weston to reach Shrewsbury. The route would have involved three tunnels, one of 4,607 yards (4,213 m) at Ruabon, one of 476 yards (435 m) at Weston, and
132-581: The tunnel, as it is pitch black in the centre. A wooden handrail along the entire length prevents walkers from falling into the canal. [REDACTED] Media related to Chirk Tunnel at Wikimedia Commons Canal tunnel The longest canal tunnel in the world is the Rove Tunnel in France , currently disused. Other notable examples of canal tunnels include the proposed Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway ,
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#1732790230949144-581: Was opened in June 1802. The tunnel is claimed to be the first in Britain to have a towpath running through it (along with its shorter neighbour, Whitehurst Tunnel). However, Berwick Tunnel on the Shrewsbury Canal was open by 1797 and included a towpath throughout its 970-yard (890 m) length. As the tunnel at Chirk is completely unlit, a torch/flashlight is necessary for anyone walking through
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