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Okole Lock (Bydgoszcz Canal)

Bydgoszcz, osiedle Okole, Kanał Bydgoski, woj. kujawsko-pomorskie

  • Curiosities & Technology
  • Aqueducts / Locks

Okole Lock

An operational lock of the Bydgoszcz Canal in Bydgoszcz, built as part of the canal's reconstruction. Together with the Czyżkówko lock, it replaced 5 former locks of the Old Bydgoszcz Canal.

Technical data

  • Built 1908-1915
  • Length 57.4 m, width 9.6 m
  • Raises vessels by approx. 7.58 m (lockage approx. 20 min)
  • Characteristic water-saving basins

Practical information

Scope

  • An operational navigational lock on the Bydgoszcz Canal

Seasonality and opening hours

Operational during the navigation season. Administrator: Wody Polskie (RZGW Bydgoszcz).

Getting there

Okole district in Bydgoszcz; reachable by public transport, access via a path along the canal.

Seasonality: navigation season

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód
  • Komunikacja miejska
  • Pieszo
  • Rower

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kana%C5%82_Bydgoski; https://visitbydgoszcz.pl/pl/odkryj/trasy-zwiedzania/2439-szlak-zabytkow-hydrotechniki