Strépy-Thieu boat lift
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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boat lift
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engineering structure ⓘ ship lift ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connects |
Meuse River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scheldt River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| crosses | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForVesselClass | European Class IV vessels ⓘ |
| designedForVesselDisplacement | 1350 tonnes ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod | counterweight-balanced caissons ⓘ |
| hasCaissonLength | 112 metres ⓘ |
| hasCaissonWaterDepth | 3.35 metres ⓘ |
| hasCaissonWidth | 12 metres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
control and operations building
ⓘ
massive concrete towers ⓘ steel caisson structures ⓘ two independent caissons ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCaissons | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
major feat of modern engineering
ⓘ
one of the tallest boat lifts in the world ⓘ |
| hasTouristFunction | visitor attraction ⓘ |
| hasVerticalLift |
73.15 metres
ⓘ
approximately 73 metres ⓘ |
| height | approximately 102 metres ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 130 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
La Louvière
NERFINISHED
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Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Strépy-Bracquegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | new Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementType | vertical lift ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian inland waterways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Bracquegnies boat lift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Houdeng-Aimeries boat lift NERFINISHED ⓘ Houdeng-Goegnies boat lift NERFINISHED ⓘ Thieu boat lift NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Canal du Centre boat lifts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
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inland waterway transport ⓘ tourist navigation ⓘ |
| width | approximately 81 metres ⓘ |
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