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From the 15th to 19th century the Meuse at Wandre was crossed by a ferry. In 1884 the first bridge crossing between Herstal and Wandre was built; it consisted of a metal bowstring bridge across the canal, a seven-arched brick-and-stone viaduct across the land between the two waterways, then a box-section rectangular girder truss bridge across the Meuse supported on three piers.
"Maasbrücken in Belgien und Niederlande, Teil 2 - Brücken von Ampsin bis Maastricht" [Meuse bridges in Belgium and the Netherlands, Part 2 - Bridges from Ampsin to Maastricht]. karl-gotsch.de (in German). "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Belgium)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. "Suspension Bridges of ...
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The location of the Canal du Centre in Belgium. The Canal du Centre (French pronunciation: [kanal dy sɑ̃tʁ]) is a canal in Wallonia, Belgium, which, with other canals, links the waterways of the Meuse and Scheldt rivers. It has a total length of 20.9 km (13.0 miles).
Near the bridge of Sluiskil Today the Ghent-Terneuzen canal is 200 metres wide and 32 kilometers (20 mi) long, capable of accommodating ships of up to 125 000 gross tonnage. The largest permitted vessel size has increased, correspondingly, to 265 metres long x 34 metres wide, with a draught of up to 12.5 metres.
The crossing of the canal by the German forces and the destruction of Fort Eben-Emael on 11 May 1940 was a milestone in the German invasion of Belgium. During the Liberation of Belgium by the Allies in September 1944, the Second Canadian Division was the first Allied unit to cross the Albert Canal.