The Riqueval Tunnel is a -long tunnel on the St Quentin Canal, close to the commune of Bellicourt, in the department of Aisne, France. It connects Bellicourt with Bony. It was constructed as part of the St Quentin Canal between 1801 and 1810, on the orders of

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The tunnel remains in use, and can be traversed using a chain boat. Along with the Mauvages tunnel, on the Marne–Rhine Canal, it is one of the last locations in the world where a system of chain towing is still in operation. It was the longest tunnel in the world until the construction of Biassa II tunnel,

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, Italy.

External links

Tour through Riqueval Tunnel Site (French)

Official site of navigable canals in France (French)

* M. M. PUGIN: ''L’histoire du Canal de Saint-Quentin'' Dans: Mémoires numérisés, Tome XXVII, 1982, Page 43-60
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Video about Riqueval Tunnel and its area (French)

References

* *Oskar Teubert: ''Die Binnenschiffahrt – Ein Handbuch für alle Beteiligten'', Band 2, Verlag Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1918, 4. Teil, Abschnitt III., ''Schiffszug'', 4. Das Schleppen an der Kette oder am Seil, Seite 268–287 * * Der Ort wurde in der

Schlacht am Saint-Quentin-Kanal Schlacht may refer to: * ''Schlacht'', a 2007 album by Avatar * ''Schlachtflugzeug'', or ground-attack aircraft See also * * Schlecht Schlecht (from Old High German '' sleht'' "even", "direct" or "natural" (cognate with Old English '' sliht'')) ...

vom 29. September bis 10. Oktober 1918 schwer umkämpft.britischer Ehrenfriedhof Bellicourt
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