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Chalifert Tunnel
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Chalifert Tunnel is a canal tunnel located in the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert in the Marne river in the French region of Île-de-France (Department of Seine-et-Marne, Arrondissement of Torcy) [2]
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![]() The entrance of the tunnel with its sluice | |
Overview | |
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Location | Chalifert |
Coordinates | 48°53′0″N 2°46′0″W 48.883333°N 2.766667°E / 48.883333; 2.766667 |
Waterway | Canal de Meaux à Chalifert |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1837 |
Opened | 1846 |
Technical | |
Length | 300 m [1] |
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The canal tunnel is located between sluice 14 to Chalifert and sluice 13 to Coupray[3] and has a length of 300 meters.[4] The tunnel is well illuminated and is operated from the Marne.