Main-Danube Canal
Along the Danube in Austria
Melk to Regensburg
Danube dam and locks in Germany
approach to lock
entering the lock
the Danube narrows
Other Photos of the Danube Narrows Area
In 1992 an important canal link from the Rhine to the Danube River was completed, through the Main River, which opened up shipping between the North Sea and Black Sea (2176miles with 66 locks).
Canal from the Danube to the Main
lock house
from first canal
built 1837 - 1846 during Bavarian King Ludwig I
(horse towed, was too small and had too many locks
never economical compared to the railroads)
the high
point in the modern canal
the Watershed monument
1332 feet
elevations
on the section from Würzburg to Passau
going through 53 stepwise locks
Kelheim to Frankfort
scenery along the canal
Certificate for completing the transverse
ship docked on the Main in Würzburg
along the Rhine
Other Photos from along the Rhine
bridge over the Rhine
the Rhine at Düsseldorf
Canal links the Rhine to Amsterdam
Other Photos from the Netherlands
farewell dinner on board
map of Europe showing the river systems
