Orb Aqueduct
Pont-canal de l'Orb
A canal bridge completed in 1858 that carries Canal du Midi boats directly across the Orb River, and you can walk along the aqueduct.
The Orb Aqueduct is about 240 meters long and carries the waterway on seven stone arches. It replaced the dangerous stretch where boats had to cross a fast-flowing river, and it is an important supporting structure of the Canal du Midi. Towpaths run along both sides, where you can watch boats glide along the 'river on a bridge', with the Orb River flowing right below. It is about a 15-minute walk from the Fonserannes Locks, and it is often visited together with the locks and the old bridge. It is also an easy ride by bicycle.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Musée du Biterrois
- Pont Vieux (Béziers)
- Béziers Cathedral
- Plateau des Poètes
- Halles de Béziers
- Allées Paul Riquet
- Église de la Madeleine, Béziers
- Basilica of Saint-Aphrodise