Fontinettes boat lift
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The Fontinettes boat lift was built in 1888 on the Canal de Neufossé and connected the river Aa and the Neuffossé Canal in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais.
Arques (Pas-de-Calais) Ascenseur des Fontinettes
Fontinettes boat lift
L'écluse des Fontinettes
Neufossé Canal
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The Canal de Neufossé is a French canal connecting the Aa River in Arques to the Canal d'Aire in Aire-sur-la-Lys. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In 1760, the Neufossé canal was built t
Fontinettes boat lift
…The Fontinettes boat lift (French: Ascenseur des Fontinettes or Ascenseur à bateaux des Fontinettes) was built in 1888 on the Canal de Neufossé and connected the river Aa and the Neuffossé Canal in Arques, near Saint-Omer in the Pas-de-Calais. The boat lift was designed by Edwin Clark (who also…
The Pont-de-Flandre in Arques on the Canal de Neufossé