Canals were dug in existing rivers, to make
them more accessible for larger boats. Other canals were dug between 2 seas to
create a bypass which shortened the traveling time significantly.
Some waters were adapted, so ships could
pass easily. The “Korte Vliet” was a small water flow between
the Dutch places Leiden and Voorschoten. It was a connection between “de
Vliet” and “de Oude Rijn”. In 1960 it was turned into a canal, named “Korte
Vlietkanaal”.The ships no longer had to pass through the city of Leiden.[1]
Figure 6: 1960, Leiden, Korte Vliet
(unknown - Beeldbank Regionaal Archief Leiden, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15199789)
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