Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
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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.
| Amsterdam–Rhine Canal | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1952 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| End point | Waal river near Tiel, Netherlands |
BridgesEdit
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Rail bridges (with nearest train station on the west and east bank):
- between Diemen/Diemen-Zuid and Weesp
- Demkaspoorbrug, between Maarssen and Utrecht Centraal
- Vleutensespoorbrug, between Utrecht Leidsche Rijn and Utrecht Centraal
- between Culemborg and Houten
- between Tiel and Kesteren
Utrecht, the Demkaspoorbrug across the canal
Utrecht, the Meernbrug across the canal
Utrecht, the Prins Clausbrug across the canal
The canal near Rijswijk, Gelderland
The canal near Tiel
