Grand Canal

The Grand Canal marks what was once the northern coast of the Peninsula. When the district of NorthPort was gradually reclaimed from the sea, many channels and canals were preserved to aid in transporting cargo from the docks to locations within the city, especially Merchants Town.

While there are many canals in Haven Towne, none are larger than the Grand Canal. It is 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) long, 30 to 90 metres (98 to 295 ft) wide, and has an average depth of 5 metres (16 feet).

Paralleling the Grand Canal is the large and busy Port Street, which runs east-west near the water next to the piers. Actually, two massive streets, one for dedicated eastbound traffic and one for westbound, it is nevertheless one continuous gridlock of wagons and carts from well before dawn to well after nightfall .  This wide busy canal is joined to various north/ south feeder canals that connect it to piers, canals that Port Street passes over by frequent tall arched brick bridges. 

The citizens of the more sedate University District have actively discouraged southbound bridges over the Grand Canal (there are only two) which makes it difficult to cross the canal into the University District