Brunstatt lock

After leaving the greater Mulhouse area on the Eurovelo 6, you immerse yourself a little in nature along the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. A very beautiful route and well paved. At the Ecluse de Brunnstatt you change sides of the canal with the cycle path

Ecluse de Brunstatt, lock on the Rhine-Rhone Canal. Lock No. 36
Nice bike path along the water.
More information: alsaceavelo.fr/telechargement/fluvial_canal-rhone-au-rhin-sud.pdf, canalplan.uk/place/qotm and de.wikipedia.org/wiki /Rhine-Rh%C3%B4ne-Canal#Technical_Infrastructure

Rivers and canals crisscross the country, the latter in particular being a crucial part of the transport infrastructure in earlier times. Later, first rail, and later again trucks, took over the task of transporting goods. In the competition between different modes of transport, they were faster and cheaper than barges – and thus more efficient.When building the artificial waterways, however, it had to be taken into account that differences in elevation always had to be overcome, and so locks are often lined up along the canals – at varying intervals, depending on the local situation. Only with their help was shipping possible.