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The Canal through Zuid-Beveland (Dutch: ''Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland'') in the southwest Netherlands is the westernmost of two canals crossing the Zuid-Beveland peninsula. It connects the Western Scheldt near Hansweert (to the south of the canal) via sluices and the Eastern Scheldt (to the north) has an open connection.
The canal is crossed by a movable railroad bridge (between the railroad stations Kapelle-Biezelinge on the west and Kruiningen-Yerseke on the east), a motor-road tunnel (the in the A58 motorway) and two movable road bridges.
Additionally, at the south side the canal has two parallel
Canal through Zuid-Beveland - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
The Canal through Zuid-Beveland (Dutch: ''Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland'') in the southwest Netherlands is the westernmost of two canals crossing the Zuid-Beveland peninsula. It connects the Western Scheldt near Hansweert (to the south of the canal) via sluices and the Eastern Scheldt (to the north) has an open connection.
The canal is crossed by a movable railroad bridge (between the railroad stations Kapelle-Biezelinge on the west and Kruiningen-Yerseke on the east), a motor-road tunnel (the in the A58 motorway) and two movable road bridges.Additionally, at the south side the canal has two parallel
sluice
Sluice ( ) is a word for a channel controlled at its head by a movable gate which is called a sluice gate. A sluice gate is traditionally a wood or metal barrier sliding in grooves that are set in the sides of the waterway and can be considered ...
s that ''can'' carry road traffic, but are just accessible by pedestrians, cyclists and horseman.
External links
Canal through Zuid-Beveland - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
References
{{reflist Canals in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta Canals opened in 1866 1866 establishments in the Netherlands Canals in Zeeland Transport in Reimerswaal Kapelle Zuid-Beveland