The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal (

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: ''Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal'') is a

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in the

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that was built to connect the

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and capital city of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

to the main shipping artery of the

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. Its course follows a generally southeasterly direction as it goes through the city of

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towards

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where it intersects the

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branch of the Rhine and then continues on to the river

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near

Tiel Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...

, with a branch, the ''Lek Canal'', to the Lek near

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Bridges

Rail bridges (with nearest train station on the west and east bank): *between

Diemen Diemen () is a town and municipality with a population of in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Amsterdam's city centre, within the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Etymology The na ...

/Diemen-Zuid and

Weesp Weesp () is a city, an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam and a former municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It had a population of in . It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an are ...

* Demkaspoorbrug, between

Maarssen Maarssen () is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-BroekStatistics are taken from thSDU Staatscourant whereas the east ...

and

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* Vleutensespoorbrug, between Utrecht Leidsche Rijn and

*between

Culemborg Culemborg () is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city had a population of 29,386 on 1 January 2022 and is situated just south of the Lek river. Direct train lines run from the railway station towards the cities of U ...

and

Houten Houten () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Population centres The municipality consists of the following towns: * 't Goy * Houten * Schalkwijk * Tull en 't Waal Houten (town) The main town in the municipality is ...

*between

and

Kesteren Kesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km southwest of Wageningen. Kesteren was a separate municipality until 2002, when it merged with Dodewaard and Ec ...

Image:2007-04-18 19.24 Utrecht, brug over Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal.JPG, Utrecht, the Demkaspoorbrug across the canal File:Utrecht, de Meernbrug foto1 2013-07-07 08.50.jpg, Utrecht, the Meernbrug across the canal File:Prins Clausbrug vanuit NO bekeken.JPG, Utrecht, the Prins Clausbrug across the canal Image:AmsterdamRijnkanaal.air.jpg, The canal near

Rijswijk, Gelderland Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km north of Tiel. It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Risuuic, and means "neighbourhood near twigs". The villag ...

File:Bij Tiel, het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal IMG 3472 2018-05-20 11.13.jpg, The canal near

References

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