The Polish-Russian border cuts through the canal, with the southern section, about 20 km long, located in Poland, and the remainder in Russia. There are ten locks on the canal, five in each country, designed to handle boats up to 7.7 metres (25 ft) wide, 45 metres (148 ft) long, with a draught of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in).
The canal's purpose was to spur the economic development of Masuria. Construction began in 1911 but was interrupted by World War I, was resumed in the 1920s – since Russian trade ceased after the October Revolution – and again in the 1930s. The project was finally terminated by World War II, with no attempt to finish the canal afterwards.[1]
Gallery
Ozerki Lock
Długopole Lock
Piaski Lock
Leśniewo Dolne Lock
References
^Turnock, David (2006). Eastern European Economy, 1800-2000: Stages of Transformation in a Peripheral Region. Routledge. p. 219. ISBN0-203-48622-6.
External links
Media related to Masurian Canal at Wikimedia Commons
Photosphere of a canal lock
Canal lock visible in Google Street View
Canal lock visible in Google Street View
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