Magdeburg Water Bridge - World's Largest Navigable Aqueduct

World's Largest Navigable Aqueduct - The Magdeburg Water Bridge is located near the town of Magdeburg, Germany.

The 918-meter long aqueduct is an engineering masterpiece and it not only joins two German shipping canals Elbe-Havel Canal and the Midland Canal but also provides a ship crossing over the river Elbe.

The construction of the link was started in the 1930s but due to WW-2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed in 2003. The channel is 34-meter wide and 4.25-meter deep and enables barges to carry loads of up to 1,350 metric tons.


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Source of and more info: Wikipedia / dw-world.de
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2 comments:

  1. carterMay 03, 2011 5:49 pm

    who desgned the bridge??

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  2. CuriousJMMay 03, 2011 6:11 pm

    Hi Carter - A good question. The Water Bridge was designed by Grassl Engineering Consultans, Germany.

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