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TheBereguardo Canal (Italian:Naviglio di Bereguardo) was a navigablecanal, part of theNavigli system inLombardy, Italy.[1] A secondary branch of theNaviglio Grande, it diverges atAbbiategrasso, heading south toBereguardo (a distance of about 18 kilometres or 11 miles).[2] The Naviglio di Bereguardo, along with the Naviglio Grande and the Naviglio di Pavia, connect Milan to theTicino, which then connects to thePo and eventually to the sea. The canals, callednaviglio because they were navigable by boats, were an integral part of Milan's dominance over northern Italy, both as a means of transportation as well as agricultural irrigation and, eventually, hydraulic energy for manufacturing.[3]
Construction on the canal began in 1420 and was completed in 1470.[4] The principal engineer wasBertola da Novate (1410-1475), sponsored byFrancesco Sforza, who constructed the 18pound locks.[5] Themitre gate, designed by da Novate, was a major improvement to the design of locks. Although da Novate was the first to introduce the concept in 1458, earlier drawings of the same design were done byLeonardo da Vinci.[6]
