Britz Canal Explained

Britz Canal
Date Began:1900
Date Completed:1906
Start Point:Neukölln Ship Canal
End Point:Teltow Canal
Length Km:3.4

The Britz Canal, or Britzer Verbindungskanal in German, is a 3.4km (02.1miles) long canal in Berlin, Germany. The canal was built between 1900 and 1906, and was previously known as the Britz Branch Canal or Britzer Zweigkanal.[1]

The canal provides a shortcut for shipping from the Teltow Canal and Neukölln Ship Canal directly to the Spree River, as well as serving several inner city ports. It has no locks.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sheffield, Barry . Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson . . Inland Waterways of Germany . 1995 . 118 . 0-85288-283-1 .