Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a sea-level canal. It is 31 km (19 miles) long, 76 m (250 feet) wide and 8.2 m (27 feet) deep. The canal connects the head of Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was originally built between 1824 and 1829. In 1919, the federal government bought the canal and it was later enlarged and modernized. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and can accommodate oceangoing vessels.

The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is 45 km north from Dover, in Delaware and 85 km northeast from Annapolis, in Maryland. The canal is 125 km northeast from Washington D.C.

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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal

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