Weilburg ship tunnel
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The Weilburg ship tunnel is a historic navigation tunnel on the Lahn River in Germany, notable as one of the oldest and longest canal tunnels built for shipping in the country.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
navigation tunnel ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1847 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1844 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | early example of river-bend bypass by tunnel in inland navigation ⓘ |
| hasAccess | accessible for small boats and tourist traffic ⓘ |
| hasCrossSection | arched masonry profile ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | de ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName | Schiffstunnel Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNavigationFeature | part of a lock and canal bypass system ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Weilburg lock system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
downstream portal on the Lahn
ⓘ
upstream portal on the Lahn ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | single-tube tunnel ⓘ |
| hasTourismFunction |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| height | 7.0 m ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lahn waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
195.0 m
ⓘ
approximately 195 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Middle Lahn Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Weilburg Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weilburg old town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Lahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest early canal tunnels for shipping in Germany
ⓘ
being one of the oldest ship tunnels in Germany ⓘ |
| numberOfPortals | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1847 ⓘ |
| operator | waterways authorities of Hesse (historically Prussian authorities) ⓘ |
| purpose |
bypass a river bend at Weilburg
ⓘ
improve navigation on the Lahn ⓘ |
| status | in use for recreational navigation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
barge traffic
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ |
| waterway | Lahn navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | 5.6 m ⓘ |
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