The Mole

The Mole (seawall) was built to create a harbour around the canal entrance. A viaduct carried a railway track and the electricity supply to the Mole and a light house was constructed at the far end

The canal entrance in 1908 with the newly completed Mole in the background

Zeebrugge stands at the end of the canal connecting Bruges with the North Sea

The lock gates at the entrance to the canal

The railway line running along the viaduct to the Mole

The Viaduct connecting the Mole to the mainland

The lighthouse at the end of the Mole -1998