Chalifert Tunnel

Chalifert Tunnel is a canal tunnel located in the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert in the Marne river in the French region of Île-de-France (Department of Seine-et-Marne, Arrondissement of Torcy) [2]

Chalifert Tunnel
The entrance of the tunnel with its sluice
Overview
LocationChalifert
Coordinates48°53′0″N 2°46′0″W 48.883333°N 2.766667°E / 48.883333; 2.766667
WaterwayCanal de Meaux à Chalifert
Operation
Work begun1837
Opened1846
Technical
Length300 m [1]

The canal tunnel is located between sluice 14 to Chalifert and sluice 13 to Coupray[3] and has a length of 300 meters.[4] The tunnel is well illuminated and is operated from the Marne.

References

  1. "Tunnel de Chalifert". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  2. "Tunnel de Chalifert". Structurae.
  3. "Gazetteer – CanalPlanAC". canalplan.org.uk.
  4. TP, Planete (October 26, 2007). "L'écluse et le tunnel de Chalifert". www.planete-tp.com.
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