I'm afraid that I have no idea where it is. I suspect its either the Low Countries or possibly Germany.
The ship/barge crossing the bridge looks like a pretty hefty bulk carrier so the bridge part would be quite substantial. I'll see what I can find on a Google search....
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany, opened in October 2003. It connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal, crossing over the Elbe River. It is notable for being the longest navigable aqueduct in the world, with a total length of 918 metres (3,012 ft)
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if you want to see another feat of waterway engineering, check out the Falkirk wheel in Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
Its well impressive how it raises/lowers boat the 25 or so metres between the 2 waterways.
Gotta *love* civil engineering. It was one of my possible career choices back in the day.
Whoa! I've never seen anything like this before. Do you know the location? I wonder how deep the overhead passage is.
I'm afraid that I have no idea where it is. I suspect its either the Low Countries or possibly Germany.
The ship/barge crossing the bridge looks like a pretty hefty bulk carrier so the bridge part would be quite substantial. I'll see what I can find on a Google search....
Found it!
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany, opened in October 2003. It connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal, crossing over the Elbe River. It is notable for being the longest navigable aqueduct in the world, with a total length of 918 metres (3,012 ft)
..and to answer your other question:
Width 34 m
Water depth 4.25 m
That is so cool and weird at the same time to see two water highways cross each other in different directions like a roadway would.
I did have to do a double-take because it looked so unusual - it's certainly not something you would expect to see every day. Brilliant idea though!
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