Rothensee Lock at the Magdeburg Waterway Junction
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Recommended by 993 out of 1028 cyclists
Location: Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Top cycling routes to Rothensee Lock at the Magdeburg Waterway Junction
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View of the Elbe-Havel Canal – Magdeburg Water Bridge loop from Schartau01:34
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Elbe Meadows – Magdeburg Water Bridge loop from Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof02:55
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Old city wall in Tangermünde – Tangermünde Old Town Wall loop from Barleber See07:10
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It was put into operation in 1938 as part of the waterway crossing that was started at that time. Via the Rothenseer connecting canal, it connects the Mittelland Canal, which is 16 meters higher on average, with the Elbe and the Magdeburg ports.
In order to move ships over the difference in height, an 85-meter-long and twelve-meter-wide trough rises above 16 meters. This trough rests on two rigidly connected supporting structures, each provided with a float. The ten meter wide and 36 meter high swimmers move in 70 meter deep shafts filled with water.translated by
•June 11, 2017
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Location: Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Top cycling routes to Rothensee Lock at the Magdeburg Waterway Junction
- Easy
4.9
(46)
184
View of the Elbe-Havel Canal – Magdeburg Water Bridge loop from Schartau01:34
25.3km
70m
Intermediate4.7
(641)
2,648
Elbe Meadows – Magdeburg Water Bridge loop from Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof02:55
46.0km
130m
Expert4.6
(421)
2,149
Old city wall in Tangermünde – Tangermünde Old Town Wall loop from Barleber See07:10
119km
250m
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