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XII. SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION OF SWEDEN.
It is principally
through the building of
the Trollhätte and the
Göta canals that the
technics in this respect
have been developed in
Sweden. At TrollUttu,
PoUiem in 1718
commenced the execution of
his ingenious plan of a
canal past the falls, bat
the work was
suspended owing to the death
of Charles XII.
Recommenced about 1748, it
was once more suspended
on account of a mishap,
which shook the
confidence in the enterprise.
The first practicable
canal-lock way past the Trollhättan Falls was built in 1795/1800 by NorJewall
and is likely to hold out a long time yet. The entire canal in its present state
dates from 1838/44.
The Göta Canal was built during the years 1810/32. It unites the Baltic,
at the bay of Slätbaken, with the lakes Vettern and Venern, and consequently,
together with the Trollhätte Canal, mediates the communication between the east and
west coasts of the kingdom. The thought of such a canal can be brought as far
back as to Bishop Brask, in the 16th century. The honour of having carried
through the enterprise belongs to Baltzar von Platen. The whole undertaking did
not cost fully 16 million kronor, which favourable result partly is explained by the
fact that considerable troop-commands were employed in the execution of the work.
Table 148. Canals and canalized water-systems of Sweden.5
Canals.
Year of [-construction.-]
{+construc-
tion.+}
Cost of
construction*
Kronor.
Length.
Kilometers.
Total.
[-Artificial.-]
{+Arti-
ficial.+}
Depth.3
Keten.
[-Bot-tom-width.-]
{+Bot-
tom-
width.+}
Meters.
Canal-locks.
[-Number.-]
{+Num-
ber.+}
Length.
Heter*.
Width.I Depth.
Meter». Metcn.
|Trollhätte...... 1838,44 4,600,000 816 8 0 30 119 16 356 71 30
Göta.............I 1810/32 15,600,000 2015 874 30 143 58 35 6 71 30
Södertelge...... 1806/19 826,100 2 6 1 9 36 11’9 1 41-4 8 6 36
Hielmare........11819 30 1,400,000 1 64" 1 , 8 5 2 2 107 9 35 6 i 7l 21
Örebro ..........! 1887 88 539,000 ’ 2 0 2 0 2 2 10’7 1 871 7 4 27
Eskilstuna1....! 1855,60 227,250 10 7 ( 1*8 2 4 77 3, 41 6 71 25
Strömsholm.... 1842 60 4,257,260 100 5 14 4 1-6 95 31,20-8 1 58 15
Dalsland........ 1865 69 1,449,265 253 9 , 7 9 15 4 6 281 20 7 4 2 18
Snäcke.......... 1872 74 43,860 17’4 1 0 1 2 1 4 2 1,20 7 42 21
Kinda...........I 1865/71 1,293,820 80 2 , 26 9 16 54 15 i 291 4 9 , 1’5
Seffle............. 18667 0 371,000 90 91 12 8 21 77 1 371 78 30
StockholmLock 1845,50 1,106,265 01 1 01 36 9 5 1 45 1 95 | 36
Other4........... - 918,050 224 5 | 13 31 — - 16 - — -
Total - 132,331,870 1,120 9 | 183 1 — - 1 181 | — — I -
1 Two canals (the Lower and the Upper). — ’ Figures are wanting for 3 canals (»mon*
the »Other»). — 3 Under the lowest water-level. — * At a number of 9. — 4 A meter =
3-281 feet. A kilometer = 0 621 mile A krona = 110 shilling or 0268 dollar.
Photo. Ahvid
LmnHAOiK.
The Göta Canal, at Söderköping.
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