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CANALS.
957
Of our other canals, the Dalnland Canal is interesting at the point of view
of technical execution (the famous »Aqueduct» at Håfverud, where the canal is
brought across the stream in a steel-duct). — A survey of our canal-buildings, with
the most important dates concerning their dimensions, etc., is given by Table 148,
and concerning the size of the traffic by Table 149.
Of the hitherto accomplished canals, only four are intended to
directly facilitate navigation between Sweden and foreign ports; these
are the Trollhätte Canal, the Göta Canal, the Södertelge Canal, and the
Canal-lock of Stockholm. At the time of their building the Swedish
merchant fleet consisted of such vessels that nearly all of them could
pass the canals. But just at this time steam began to be used as
a motive power and iron as a building-material. The vessels now got
quite different forms and dimensions, and it did not last long till
those vessels which could pass our canals, were found unfit to compete
in trading with the new vessels. Of the above mentioned canals, none
therefore, but the canal-lock of Stockholm, has mediated any direct traffic
worth mentioning between foreign countries and inland ports. Between
Vermland ports and foreign countries some traffic has occurred, but
this has rather shown the inexpediency of the vessels used. Still it has
been sufficient to prove the great advantage that might be gained for
the country, if ocean-going vessels could visit our inner harbours.
Besides for direct traffic with foreign countries, the Göta Canal
was, however, intended to serve the transit-traffic between the Baltic
and the North Sea. Such traffic has also been carefully planned and
attempted, but the dimensions of the vessels are not sufficient for
it. The purpose of our canals has therefore been reduced to the
Table 149. Canal traffic, in 1.901.1
Canals. Passing Vessels,
Lighters, and Floats. Steamers. Lighters. [-Smaller sailing Vessels. Lighters.-] {+Smal- ler sail- ing Ves- sels. Light- ers.+} Floats of
Timber. Canal fees. Kronor.
Number. Tonnage. Number. Tonnage.
Dalsland.......... 9,033 3,823 110,499 319 10,262 290 1,256 3,345 81,063
Eskilstuna lower 1,170 662 34,610 31 1,030 202 275 — 12,461
Eskilstuna upper 519 352 28,704 4 122 — 163 — 4,371
Göta................ 5,005 1,434 144,018 1,621 96,412 366 1,537 47 218,675
Hjelmare ........ 1,358 681 40,716 65 2,397 3 608 1 34,299
Kinda.............. 3,507 2,096 63,914 58 1,544 107 1,174 72 38,343
Seffle. ................ 2,037 1,618 139,493 191 7,197 2 218 8 52,434
Stockholm Lock 15,052 4,660 223,241 2,108 106,280 515 7,506 263 55,430
Strömsholm...... 3,090 671 13.726 458 13,970 — 1,836 125 34,533
Södertelge........ 6,214 2,582 291,701 1,224 61.474 458 1,154 7% 56,365
Trollhätte........ 9,320 6,493 639,313 1,342 77,672 32 1,211 242 484,201
Väddö’............ 455 80 5,983 181 10,284 129 62 3 1,059
Örebro............. 2,059 1,470 55,982 106 2.491 149 334 — 17,803
Other............... 34,837 20,107 345,717 2.507 88,549 6,082 5,749 392 31,490
Total 93,656 46,729 2,137,617 10,215 470,084 8,335 23,083 5,294 1,122,527
1 Concerning the tonnage, it is to be remarked that this is not indicated for the
smallest vessels. — * The traffic was carried on, daring that year, only 4’/« months.
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