The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany

Apr 23, 2011 18 comments

The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, and allows ships to cross over the Elbe River. At 918 meters, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world.

The Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canals had previously met near Magdeburg but on opposite sides of the Elbe. Ships moving between the two had to make a 12-kilometer detour, descending from the Mittelland Canal through the Rothensee boat lift into the Elbe, then sailing downstream on the river, before entering the Elbe-Havel Canal through Niegripp lock. Low water levels in the Elbe often prevented fully laden canal barges from making this crossing, requiring time-consuming off-loading of cargo.

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Construction of the water link was started as early as in the 1930s but due to the World War 2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003.

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[via Wikipedia]

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Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 17, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    You really should have included
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel

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    1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2013 at 8:42 PM

      its awwesome! eos

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    2. AnonymousNovember 22, 2015 at 1:13 PM

      There is a similar water bridge on the Grand Canal in China. To see:
      http://www.czzzb.cn/czgk/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=1729

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  2. GuntahAugust 4, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    It´s funny. Last week there was a radioshow on Deutschland Funk, where they talked about the canals in East-Germany. Lots of the water ways were built for too much money. And the traffic to Berlin is less than the politics aspected. Even for that this fantastic brigde was built.

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  3. ASHISH GUPTAOctober 5, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING BRIDGE WHICH TOLANI MADE ME TO SEE IN MY LIFE

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  4. Nur MohsinJuly 15, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    Amazing...!
    I cann't blv tht !!

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  5. AnonymousAugust 15, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Ser super!
    aber... Wie viel kostet es?

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    1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2013 at 5:07 AM

      You mean, "sehr super". "Sehr" means "very". "Ser" doesn't mean anything. I lived in Baden Baden for a year at 9yo and have been fluent ever since. I suspect you're not even German!

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    2. AnonymousAugust 7, 2013 at 10:07 PM

      A letter was left out..big deal. And who cares if they're German or not?

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    Great.A human marvel.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    It's in the movie Hannah.

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  8. johnJanuary 8, 2013 at 11:20 AM

    supper ...

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  9. CleberJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    Impressionante!!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 12:31 AM

    logan adams

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  11. UnknownJanuary 31, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    This is a wonderful idea great job

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  12. UnknownSeptember 28, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    such a amazing thinking

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  13. AnonymousOctober 12, 2013 at 12:47 AM

    Astonishing!!!!

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  14. DandyNovember 8, 2013 at 11:01 PM

    German quality!

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