Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal is a 14-mile -long, 450-foot -wide and 35-foot -deep ship canal that connects the with the in the states of and in the United States.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Delaware, United States of America
  • Also known as: “C&D Canal” and “Chesapeake and Delaware Canal”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge and Point Farm.

Bridge
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The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Lift Bridge…

Heritage site
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, also known as the R.

Bridge
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The carries Delaware Routes 71 and 896 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summit Bridge and Kirkwood.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , United States.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in central , United States. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located largely in St. is situated 2½ miles south of Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal

Latitude
39.54456° or 39° 32′ 40″ north
Longitude
-75.72049° or 75° 43′ 14″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87F6G7VH+RR
Geo­Names ID
4141894
Wiki­data ID
Q5092885
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Chesapeake & Delaware Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chesapeake and Delaware Canal”
  • Chinese: “切萨皮克-特拉华运河”
  • Chinese: “切萨皮克及特拉华运河”
  • French: “Canal Chesapeake & Delaware”
  • Italian: “Canale Chesapeake & Delaware”
  • Japanese: “チェサピーク・アンド・デラウェア運河”
  • Russian: “Чесапикско-Делавэрский канал”
  • “Chesapeake and Delaware Canal”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Little Jersey and Parkside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Canal Wildlife Area and Mount Pisgah Cemetery.

Delaware: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Dover and Wilmington.

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