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14 months ago

Have you ever seen a Water Bridge over a river?

Well, here's one someone sent me. Thought you might be interested in seeing it. Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe! A Water Bridge in Germany. Taking 6 years, 500 million Euros & 918 meters long. This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe & joins the former East & West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on the day of inauguration. It's an amazing feat of engineering. Anyone else out there familar with these?
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luvforwater

  14 months ago
Wow, that is amazing. I have been to Germany but didn't even know that this existed. I will have to go see it next time that I am able to visit.
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phoebe100

  14 months ago
I got this in an email years ago. It is quite something.
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lisagl

  14 months ago
No, I have never heard about this, very interesting and amazing.
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avkon1

  14 months ago
Wow, I have never seen anything like it. Just goes to prove that we are a pretty intelligent world :-D
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etasha

  14 months ago
thats pretty neat! what a neat and different idea
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laurapeek

  14 months ago
No, I've never seen one of these before. This is an amazing photo and an amazing feat of engineering. Thanks for posting it along with all of the background information. I learned something new today!!!
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usadrled@earthlink.net

  14 months ago
no i have not until this picture. i think that this is very inventive and sure does help in moving people from place to place very effectively. dont know who invented it but i sure do like it
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evlburn23

  14 months ago
This really impressive. Thanks for sharing .
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Cookielady931279

  14 months ago
I found this so fascinating that I looked it up on Wikipedia and found out that the idea had been conceived in 1919! Some pieces were actually in place in 1938, but World War II put the project on hold. During the Cold War, Germany split into East and West and the East German government put the project on hold indefinitely. This water bridge not only helps to cut miles and time off of the previous route, but it also means that cargo doesn't have to be off-loaded and then re-loaded. Parts of the previous route were too shallow for the weight of the carriers. Truly incredible!
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MGStam

  14 months ago
I have seen a picture of one before, but for the life of me, cannot remember where it was. It is still an amazing sight, though.
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