The Strömsholm Canal () runs from

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to Lake Mälaren near Strömsholm. It is long with 26 locks, and consists of a string of lakes connected by short manmade cuts. The canal took 18 years to build, between 1772 and 1795, to plans laid out by Johan Ullström. The main reason for it was the transport of iron produced by the many steelworks sited along the length of the waterway. The opening of the Stockholm Wästerås-Bergslagen railway marked the beginning of its decline and today the restored canal is only used by pleasure craft.

Gallery

Stromsholmskanal, Fagersta.jpg, Lock ''Konung Gustav III'' Surahammar sluss 1.jpg, Lock ''Landshövding af Ugglas'' Västanfors sluss 2013a 01.jpg, Lock ''Kronprinsessan Victoria'' Carlxvslussenlookingsouth06280024.jpg, Lock ''Konung Karl XV''

Bibliography

*McKnight, Hugh, ''The Guinness Guide to Waterways of Western Europe'', Guinness (1978)

External links

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