The Groot Noordhollandsch Kanaal , now known simply as Noordhollandsch Kanaal, is a canal in the Northwest Netherlands. The canal stretches about 75 kilometres, connecting several cities in North Holland: from Den Helder in the north, through Alkmaar and Purmerend, to Amsterdam at its southern end.
A unique element of the canal are the floating bridges, so-called vlotbruggen . These bridges were constructed because engineers in the 1820s, when the canal was constructed, were not able to build bridges long enough to span the canal. The bridges opened by sliding the floating middle sections underneath the fixed end sections.
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