Magdeburg Water Bridge
E631888
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a large navigable aqueduct in Germany that carries canal traffic over the Elbe River, linking major inland waterways for uninterrupted shipping.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigable aqueduct
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ water bridge ⓘ |
| carries | Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Elbe–Havel Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterway |
Elbe–Havel Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 500 million euros ⓘ |
| constructionInterruptedBy | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Elbe River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesOver | floodplain of the Elbe River ⓘ |
| design | beam bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | towpaths on both sides ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 16 ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
barge traffic
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| length |
918 metres
ⓘ
approximately 0.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Elbe–Havel Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mittelland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nativeName | Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigableChannelWidth | about 24 metres ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | October 2003 ⓘ |
| partOf | German inland waterway network ⓘ |
| planningBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
carry canal traffic over the Elbe River
ⓘ
enable uninterrupted inland shipping ⓘ |
| regionServed |
eastern Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ |
| resumedConstructionAfter | German reunification ⓘ |
| significance |
key link between western and eastern German waterways
ⓘ
one of the longest navigable aqueducts in the world ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterDepth | about 4.25 metres ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
| width | 34 metres ⓘ |
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