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The courseArt structuresThe Agen aqueductOn August 25 1839, the Earl of Orleans lay down its first stone. In 1749 this beautiful structure is over. A magnificent stone aqueduct, 539 metre long, made out of 23 basket-handle arches , leaning on 22 pillars. The Canal is about 8,82 m wide lined with two tow paths. Its dimensions allows only a one way navigation. Entirely built out of dressed freestone, it steps over the Garonne river in the town of Agen. Jean Baptiste de Baude , Highways Department engineer, was responsible for the Canal des Deux Mers construction on the lateral section to the Garonne river. |
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