NORTH SEA CANAL

The 'North Sea Canal' or 'Noordzeekanaal' is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. It ends at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal.
Together there are the following connections:
Railroad tunnels (with nearest train station on the south and north bank):

★ between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Zaandam

★ between Driehuis and Beverwijk
Road tunnels, from east to west:

★ Zeeburger Tunnel and Zeeburger Bridge

★ Zuiderzeeweg

★ IJ Tunnel

★ Coen Tunnel

★ Wijker Tunnel (part of the A9 motorway)

★ Velser Tunnel
Several ferries. In Amsterdam there are several across the IJ; at least one is frequent, operating 24 hours a day, free of charge.
There are four locks, of various sizes at the North Sea mouth of the canal.^[1]

'name'	'completed'	'dimensions in meters'
South	1876	110 x 20 x 8
Small	1876	110 x 11 x 3.5
Middle	1896	225 x 25 x 10
North	1929	400 x 50 x 15

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1. Letter, from an official, in response to a query on the lock dimensions.