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Ruhr Lock Duisburg

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Ruhr Lock Duisburg

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

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1. Aakerfährbrücke – Ruhr Lock Duisburg loop from Duissern

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2. Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort) – Aakerfährbrücke loop from Duissern

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3. Pedestrian bridge at the marina – Aakerfährbrücke loop from König-Heinrich-Platz

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Michael (Wasi)

April 12, 2024

The Duisburg Ruhr lock at the Duisburg Ruhr weir is the last lock on the Ruhr before it flows into the Rhine at waterway kilometer 2.5.

The facility, which is remotely controlled from the Duisburg-Meiderich lock, has a usable length of 311.00 meters and a usable width of 12.80 meters. It is designed for the Class Vb inland waterway for large Rhine ships in push convoys. Both the Rhine-Herne Canal and the Rhine-Ruhr port can be reached via it (via RSK with the Raffelberg Ruhr lock).

The Ruhr lock is used by around 9,000 ships every year. (Source: Wikipedia)

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

August 28, 2022

"... The Ruhr lock is similar in design to the locks of the Rhine-Herne Canal, but at 350x13m it is twice as long as the canal locks. The enormous length of the lock was intended to cope with the high volume of traffic. A second parallel lock chamber, as with the others Locks on the Rhine-Herne Canal were ruled out due to lack of space. In order to save time and water when traffic was low, the lock was equipped with a central head. ..."

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rheinische-industriekultur.com/seiten/objects/orte/duisburg/objects/ruhrschleuse.html

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Seb ST

March 19, 2023

There is always something to see here. A short stop is worthwhile.

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

Ruhr Lock Duisburg

1. Aakerfährbrücke – Ruhr Lock Duisburg loop from Duissern

2. Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort) – Aakerfährbrücke loop from Duissern

3. Pedestrian bridge at the marina – Aakerfährbrücke loop from König-Heinrich-Platz

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