The street and canal run from the Ledig Erf and Westerkade to the Smakkelaarsveld and Daalsesingel into which it merges.

Only in the 19th century, when the New Dutch Waterline was constructed east of Utrecht did it loose its military function.

In 1830 the walls were demolished and the area around the moat was transformed into the English style park Zocherplantsoen, named after its architect Jan David Zocher jr.

In 1973, the original canal was drained and replaced with the Catharijnebaan, which was a short sunken city highway in the city center of Utrecht that was closed to traffic in 2010 as part of an urban development project to make Utrecht safer for pedestrians.

[3] In 2020, the canal was restored and opened to the public, allowing boats to circle the old center of the city once more.