The Magdeburg is capital and
second largest city of state Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. This city is deserved
special mention in the world for it incredible sights and first choice of
tourist due to glorious Magdeburg Water Bridge.
Opened in October 2003 and becomes the essential part of Germany Tourism.
The
water bridge is a bridge like structure that carries channel waterways canals
over the river. This bridge links formerly isolated East and West Germany over
the Elbe River. This bridge enables ships to shun an awkward pass of along the
Elbe River. At 918 meter, this bridge is longest water bridge in the world.
This water bridge is most popular and attractive water bridge in the world.
Here we have presented some interesting facts about Magdeburg Water Bridge, you
should know, so keep reading further.
1. You
must be curious about, how this is possible? How could you make a bridge the
support all that water and boats? It’s pretty cool to know, right?
The
answer is very simple. The support on the bridge always has equal and
distributed force pushing on them, it’s does not matter, what are on the
bridge, is it boats or all that water.
2.
Construction work started in the beginning of 20th century. Works on overall
project continue till 1942, and all constructions were brought to halt due to
begin of World War II. And a long waiting of almost 55 years, the construction
works again start in 1998 and continue till accomplished. Eventually, the
incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge inaugurated in 2003 and open for public view.
3.The
navigable channel is 34 meters wide 4.25 meter deep and enable to barges to
carry heavy loads of up to 1350 meter tons. The whole structure consumed 24,000
tons of steals and the 68,000-meter cube of concretes. It costs 500 million
dollars.
4. Germany’s
water bridge is always having a position in eyes of movie makers. Already
this bridge sites had featured in the motion picture HANNA and VITOU THE KONG
like good movies and more. The Germany tourism department is promoting
Magdeburg Water Bridge on the world level.
5.
The bridge site is open to visitors and including the beautiful parking lot,
bicycling and pedestrian paths and informational signs that explain about the
history of Magdeburg Water Bridge. It's wonderful moment while having boat
riding in Water Bridge, additional amazing capturing of beautiful sight across
Magdeburg city.