Along this section of the canal, the waterway is met from the north by the Kattenburgervaart and Wittenburgervaart via culverts, and from the south by the Entrepotdok via the Entrepotdoksluis.

[1] At the Dageraadsbrug, the Nieuwe Vaart has a short connection with the Lozingskanaal (a extension of the Singelgracht) and continues eastwards along the Cruquiskade and the Zeeburgerpad before reaching the Zeeburgersluis, which provides access to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal.

[2] Along the western part of the canal, on the north side (on the Eastern Islands), a street changes name four times from northwest to southeast: Kattenburgerplein - Kattenburgergracht - Wittenburgergracht - Oostenburgergracht, which together they form the Eilandboulevard.

The Dageraadsbrug, part of a busy traffic square, carries Amsterdam Tram Line 7 across the canal.

This came in handy with the Bijltjesoproer, a riot in 1787 by Orangist ship carpenters in Kattenburg against the patriot city council.

The Oostkerk, a former 17th-century brick church, which now serves as a concert hall for contemporary and classical music; the Kromhout shipyard museum, which dates back to the 18th century, and the Admiraliteitslijnbaan, a 17th-century building, which is now a convention centre, but originally served as the front building of the ropewalk of the Admiralty of Amsterdam and reputedly housed Peter the Great when he was studying shipbuilding in Amsterdam.