Fonsérannes Water Slope (disused)

France / Languedoc-Roussillon / Beziers /

lock (water navigation), interesting place, boat lift

Built 1983, taken out of service in 2001. Hydraulic fluid leaks on the concrete trackway caused the giant wheeled vehicle to slip. The problem could never be resolved resulting in the water slope being decommissioned.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonserannes_Water_Slope

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Coordinates: 43°19'48"N 3°12'2"E

Béziers 4.2 km
Autoroute A9, échangeur 35, Béziers Est 7.6 km
Cers 8.4 km
Autoroute A9, aire de service "Béziers Montblanc" 12 km
Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport 13 km
lotissement les terasses de plaissance 22 km
Agde 23 km
Quarry 25 km
Nizas airfield 26 km
Gulf of Lion 107 km

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Béziers Autoroute A9, échangeur 35, Béziers Est Cers Autoroute A9, aire de service "Béziers Montblanc" Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport lotissement les terasses de plaissance Agde Quarry Nizas airfield Gulf of Lion