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Kristof

May 7, 2019

This historic lock is located on the edge of the historic city center of Utrecht. Then as now it is operated by hand.

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Thomas

July 22, 2018

Still active and all handmade

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Bumble-Bee

December 20, 2020

The Weerdsluis is a lock with pointed doors in the Dutch city of Utrecht and forms the connection between the Utrecht Stadsbuitengracht and the Vecht. The lock also has a fan door that was used for drainage.[1] The waterway is CEMT class II. The lock is 95.00 m long, the width is 8.00 m, the lock length is 82.00 m and the chamber is 18.00 m wide. Guns are used up to a draft of 2.10 m.[2] The least threshold depth is on the north side KP -1.84 m, on the south side KP -2.23 m.[3]

The lock was constructed in the Middle Ages to maintain the water level in the Utrecht canal and canal system. A suburb with the name Bemuurde Weerd was created around the lock as early as 1300, which itself was also moated and walled. Many small craft businesses settled here. The Vecht was an important shipping link between Amsterdam and the River Rhine. In the 18th and 19th centuries, at the Weerdsluis you would find many people, including women and children, who made themselves available to pull ships through the canals and canals of Utrecht, because the city had banned the use of draft horses within its walls. .

The lock is of secondary importance for commercial shipping, although its importance is increasing again due to the modal shift, the transition from road transport to water transport. Utrecht is known for its beer boat and power boat, each of which supplies the catering industry along the city center canals. Driving on shore is only permitted with an axle load of no more than 2 tons, both ships each weigh approximately 40 tons.[4][5] The Weerdsluis is also a popular summer lunch spot to watch the "shooting" of amateurs.[6]

(nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weerdsluis)

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Weerdsluis Lock, Utrecht

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