Södertälje canal

Fyren Viksberg vid Södertäljevikens mynning i Mälaren

The northern entrance to the canal. Slottsholmen at left in the middle of the picture

Mälarbron, just north of the bridge.

The lighthouse Viksberg at the mouth of Södertäljeviken in Mälaren.

The northern entrance to the canal.
Slottsholmen at left in the middle of the picture.

Mälarbron, just north of the bridge.


Monument from kin Carl XIV Johan's inauguration of the canal

Old canalstretch now harbour

The lock from north

Monument from kin Carl XIV Johan's
inauguration of the canal

Old canalstretch now harbour

The lock from north


The northern waiting bridge

Inne i  slussen. Manövertornet till höger.

The northern gates being closed

The northern waiting bridge

The lock chamber. The control tower at right.

The northern gates being closed


Southern gates open. The bridge being opened.

The lock from south

Three bridges crossing the southern canal.

Southern gates open.
The bridge being opened.

The lock from south

Three bridges crossing the southern canal.


Three bridges crossing the southern canal.

The railroad bridge from underneath

The three bridges seen from south

Three bridges crossing the southern canal.

The railroad bridge from underneath

The three bridges seen from south

Igelstabridge seen from north

Igelstabridge seen from north

© All pictures by Bosse Arnholm, 2004

 


Sources: Erik Bergman, Några glimtar ur Södertälje kanals historia 1976, Nordisk familjebok 1919, Tourist information from Södertälje municipality 1999.
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