미레페이셋 최고의 사이클링 경로

세계에서 가장 오래된 항해 가능한 수로이자 유명한 카날 뒤 미디의 첫 번째 운하 다리입니다. 1676년에서 1680년 사이에 건축가 피에르-폴 리케가 건설했습니다.

On the opposite bank from the spillway building is a dry dock for boat repair and maintenance. How does it work? By operating a gate located at the downstream corner of the spillway building, the space between the lock and this gate is transformed into a basin that is filled with water from the Junction Canal. At its highest level, the maintenance platform is submerged, allowing boats to position themselves above it. The downstream gate's sluice gates are then opened to drain the basin. The boat then gently lowers onto the supports provided for this purpose. In a few dozen minutes, the boat is out of the water. The repair work can then begin. This dry dock was built in the 1980s to replace the one at Sallèles-d’Aude, which was destroyed during modernization work to lengthen the locks. https://www.canal-du-midi.com/decouvrir/fil-eau/canaux-jonction-canal-robine/gailhousty/

Didn't take a break

a good way to stock up

It's a place where you can take a break. However, the establishment is currently closed.

Superb site on the banks of the Canal du Midi

Superb site, at the downstream outlet of the Jonction canal on the Aude river. This canal, put into operation in 1787, allows to make the connection between the Canal du Midi and the Canal de la Robine de Narbonne. The Gailhousty site consists of a lock, a spillway, a bridge and a dry dock. Upstream of the lock, the canal is protected from the floods of the Aude thanks to a system of dikes which surround it up to Sallèles-d'Aude. Downstream of the lock is a space designed to be able to be submerged during heavy floods: the spillway. The bridge is designed to allow rapid access to all points of the site, is of a neat architecture, with a low arched vault and four quarter-circle staircases placed at each corner. In times of flood, it is necessary to be able to react quickly and maneuver the defense systems in time. Placed on the downstream head of the lock, it participates in the system of containing the strongest floods. The monumental spillway, 30 meters long, is located on the left bank of the canal between the Gailhousty lock and the Aude. Its front facade on the canal side is pierced with vertical crenellations that plunge into the water. At the back, it has 5 arched openings at the foot of which launches an 8km long landing channel called "La saignée" directed towards the Capestang pond. This building houses no less than 15 oversized valves. It is not intended to evacuate excess water from the Jonction canal but must allow the passage of flood water from the Aude river. Originally, it was planned that this water loaded with fertile silt would be directed into the Capestang pond to fill it and promote crops there.

Very beautiful work of art on the Canal du Midi