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Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu

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Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu

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Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu

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Location: Le Rœulx, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – The Grand Large of Mons loop from La Louvière-Centre

49.8km

03:00

200m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift loop from Thieu

23.2km

01:25

160m

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3. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu loop from Obourg

18.5km

01:09

60m

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Guillaume Poquelin

June 24, 2022

The Strépy-Thieu lift is a double boat lift located in Belgium, on the Canal du Centre in the Walloon Region in the province of Hainaut.

Started in 1982 and inaugurated in 2002, it allows, thanks to its two independent ferries, the crossing of a height difference of 73.15 meters between the Escaut basin and a dividing reach towards the Meuse basin also including a section of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal, limited by the Ronquières inclined plane (to the north) and the Viesville lock (to the south).

Until September 18, 2016, it was the largest boat lift in the world, the date on which the Three Gorges Dam boat lift was inaugurated. Thanks to its unique ferry, the Chinese elevator now allows 3,000-ton ships to cross the 113-meter drop in 40 minutes, rather than three hours via the existing water staircase.

-- Source: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascenseur_de_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu

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PinionRadlerJan

September 20, 2023

Absolutely gigantic, definitely even bigger than the new boat lift in Niederfinow.
More information: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu

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PinionRadlerJan

September 20, 2023

Absolutely gigantic, definitely even bigger than the new boat lift in Niederfinow.
More information: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiffshebewerk_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu

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Location: Le Rœulx, Soignies, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu

1. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – The Grand Large of Mons loop from La Louvière-Centre

2. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift loop from Thieu

3. Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift – Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu loop from Obourg

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