Ecluses d'Amfreville

When we stayed at  Camping St Paul in Lyons-la-Foret we drove to see the locks: Ecluses d'Amfreville.
There are two locks, a dam and a power station.

The locks were built in 1887 on the right side of the Seine.
One lock is  220 meters long and 17 meters wide. The other is 141 meters long and 12 meters wide, so they are rather big.

The locks are the last ones before the sea. They are situated 163 km from the sea and 202 km from Paris.
The locks takes about. 40 ships a day  - 15000 a year. They are  open 24 /24 with the exception of 6 Holidays.

There is also a 235 meter long dam with 6 openings  and a power station. The power station was built in 1991  - 8000 kW.

There is a pedestrian / cycle bridge crossing the Seine with the finest view to the locks, dam and power station and up and down the Seine.

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