Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 32-mile-long canal system that connects the to the in Northeast Illinois, US.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Illinois, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Historic District”, “CSSC”, “Sanitary and Ship Canal of Chicago”, “シカゴ衛生・船舶運河”, and “シカゴ運河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery and Red Gate Woods.

Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as St.

Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a forest preserve section within the…

Landfill
Photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a research facility in the Argonne Forest…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burr Ridge and Darien.

Village
is a village in and counties in the U.S. state of . is situated 3½ miles north of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Town
Photo: Hsully03, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , United States. is situated 4 miles northwest of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in … is situated 4 miles northeast of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Latitude
41.70503° or 41° 42′ 18″ north
Longitude
-87.93395° or 87° 56′ 2″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Open location code
86HJP348+2C
Geo­Names ID
4887504
Wiki­data ID
Q2353035
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Cebuano: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Chinese: “芝加哥环境卫生和航行运河”
  • Dutch: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة شيكاجو”
  • French: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • German: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת התברואה והאוניות של שיקגו”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת התברואה והספינות של שיקגו”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ・サニタリー・アンド・シップ運河”
  • Korean: “시카고 운하”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Norwegian: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Portuguese: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Russian: “Чикагский санитарно-судовой канал”
  • Slovenian: “Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal”
  • Spanish: “Canal sanitario y de navegación de Chicago”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Palisades and Sag Bridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sagawau Canyon Nature Preserve and Red Gate Woods.

Illinois: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Chicago and Springfield.

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