The
Dismal Swamp Canal is located along the eastern edge of the
Great Dismal Swamp in
Virginia and
North Carolina in the
United States. It is the oldest continually operating man-made
canal in the United States, opened in 1805. It is part of the
Intracoastal Waterway, an inland route, which parallels the east coast and offers boaters shelter from the
Atlantic Ocean from
Manasquan Inlet,
New Jersey, to
Brownsville, Texas. The route runs through bays, lakes, rivers, streams, and canals, and includes the
Intracoastal Waterway running from
Norfolk, Virginia, to the
Florida Keys.