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Wallstadt Weir and Lock

Wallstadt Weir and Lock

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Wallstadt Weir and Lock

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Location: Großwallstadt, Miltenberg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Nico

October 20, 2023

One of the possibilities to cross the Main dry as a cyclist and pedestrian... next possibility approx. 2km downstream or 3km upstream over bridges

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MS 🚴‍♂️

September 2, 2022

The Wallstadt barrage is a barrage on the Main at Main kilometer 101.37 between Kleinwallstadt and Großwallstadt. It dams the Main over a length of 11.680 km (Klingenberg lock). The next lock downstream is just under 8.5 kilometers away in Obernau.

History
The expansion of the Main by building barrages took place in several steps upstream. The Wallstadt barrage is in the third construction phase, which was completed between 1926 and 1941.

Structure
The barrage includes a weir, a chamber lock, a boat lock, a fish ladder and a power station. The barrage is part of the "Rhine-Main Industrial Heritage Route".

Weir system
The weir system consists of three cylindrical steel gates, each of which is held on the sides by massive concrete weir pillars standing in the river. Above the weir there is an iron weir bridge for maintenance work.

Lock
The chamber lock is located on the left side of the river (Großwallstadt district) and is 299.93 m long and 12.00 m wide. The Main is permitted here for vehicles / convoys with a length of 90.00 m and a width of 11.45 m (the permitted length can be increased to up to 110.00 m for a vehicle and up to 190.00 m for a convoy if the vehicle or convoy is equipped with an active bow steering device and a voice connection between the control station and the front of the vehicle or convoy).

Between the weir and the lock chamber there is a boat lock with a usable width of 2.50 m and a usable length of 12 m. This can be reached on radio channel 78.

Power plant
The run-of-river power plant belonging to the barrage is located on the right side of the river (Kleinwallstadt district) and has been in operation since 1930. The power plant belongs to Rhein-Main-Donau GmbH and is operated by Uniper. With a head of 4 meters, the two Kaplan turbines generate an output of 3.40 MW, which corresponds to a standard working capacity of 21.0 GWh per year.

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Location: Großwallstadt, Miltenberg, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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