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Datteln Canal Junction

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Datteln Canal Junction

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    November 6, 2022

    The Datteln canal junction connects the canals of the western German canal network. All four Ruhr area canals meet in the city of Datteln: Dortmund-Ems Canal, Rhein-Herne Canal, Datteln-Hamm Canal and Wesel-Datteln Canal, so that Datteln is rightly called the largest canal junction in Europe.

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      January 30, 2022

      The largest canal junction in Europe is always a worthwhile destination: here, where the Wesel-Datteln, Dortmund Ems and Rhein-Herne canals meet, is the highest point in the western German canal network.

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        Since October 2019, a new tied arch bridge has been under construction in the Datteln section, over which the new line will cross the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the area of the Dattelner Meer. The bridge structure will be 206 meters long and consists of a tied arch bridge (126 meters) and a foreland bridge.

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          Location: Datteln, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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