The Veluwemeer Aqueduct: Netherland's Unique Water Bridge
The Veluwemeer Aqueduct: Netherland's Unique Water Bridge
The Veluwemeer Aqueduct, also known as the Drontermeeraqueduct, is a unique structure in the Netherlands that carries a canal over a large lake.This impressive water bridge spans the Veluwemeer lake, connecting the provinces of Flevoland and Gelderland
It’s basically a very short tunnel when you think about it.
Or a bridge for the water
my brain took way too long to understand the picture
Anyone know what the depth of the water is above the crossing point?
9.83 feet. Heres the article I got it from Theres quite a bit of information you can read there
Not that unique.
93 years to build! I should calm down about the local projects.
You don't really notice it when driving underneath, but standing at the top or sailing across such aqueducts is very weird
doesn't seem real deep
A lot of the larger boats on inland waters here have flat bottoms, and the smaller boats are just not that deep. So it’s sufficient for the typical boat traffic.
Yeah
I don't get it. Is it a road bridge across the lake with an aquaduct above it? But then is the road above or below water level?
This is the Netherlands, where swaths of the land is below sea level. So, naturally, this is a road below the water's surface with an aqueduct above it, enabling boaters to cross over the road. Or at least that's what I'm seeing here.
Got it, thanks!
It's a road on a man-made land bridge before and after this aqueduct. In this shot here, it's a bit hard to see, but the road is actually on a slight angle to make more room for the aqueduct. The walls around the road are only for this section, as out of frame the road is almost certainly on top of your bog standard land bridge.