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The Magdeburg Water Bridge (German: Kanalbrücke Magdeburg) is a large navigable aqueduct in central Germany, located near Magdeburg.The largest canal underbridge in Europe, it spans the river Elbe and directly connects the Mittellandkanal on the west side and Elbe-Havel Canal on the east side of the river, allowing large commercial ships to pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having ...
The Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany (2003) connects the important Mittellandkanal over the river Elbe to the Elbe-Havel canal. Nearly 1 km (0.6 mi) long, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world.
Highest bridge in Germany ... Magdeburg Water Bridge: Largest Water Bridge in Europe: 918 m (3,012 ft) Truss Steel: Mittelland Canal Elbe. 2002:
The Magdeburg Water Bridge, Europe's longest water bridge "Die Grüne Zitadelle" or The Green Citadel of Magdeburg, a large, pink building of a modern architectural style designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser and completed in 2005. Jerusalem Bridge; Zoo Magdeburg; St. Johannis Church; St. Petri Church, with stained glass by Charles Crodel
Water act for the state of Saxony-Anhalt: Standing waterbodies; GIS-based information on lake development in central Germany; Documentation on the condition and development of the most important lakes in Germany by TU Cottbus, Part 7: Saxony-Anhalt (pdf file; 307 kB)
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a 56-kilometre-long waterway in Germany. It links Magdeburg, on the River Elbe, with Brandenburg on the River Havel. [1] Since 2003, the Elbe–Havel Canal has been connected to the Mittelland Canal by the Magdeburg Water Bridge, which crosses above the River Elbe. The Mittelland Canal provides a connection to the west ...
At Magdeburg there is a viaduct, the Magdeburg Water Bridge, that carries a canal and its shipping traffic over the Elbe and its banks, allowing shipping traffic to pass under it unhindered. The Middle Elbe in the North German Plain near the village of Gorleben .
The final section to Magdeburg was opened in 1938, thus creating a direct link between Western and Eastern Germany. The branch canal to Salzgitter was opened in 1941. The planned canal bridge over the Elbe, necessary to avoid low water conditions in summer, was not built due to the Second World War. [3]