Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier
Ship passing through the 360 meter wide channel between the gates of the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier.
The Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier is on the Nieuwe Waterweg, the ship canal the connects the port of Rotterdam to the North Sea. Its two gates are each 22 meters high and 210 meters long. If a storm surge of greater than 3 meters is anticipated, the barriers will close automatically to protect Rotterdam and the vital Europort from flooding. It was completed in 1997 at a cost of 450m Euros. It rotates on the world's largest ball joint.
11 August 2009
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Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier
Ship passing through the 360 meter wide channel between the gates of the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier.
The Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier is on the Nieuwe Waterweg, the ship canal the connects the port of Rotterdam to the North Sea. Its two gates are each 22 meters high and 210 meters long. If a storm surge of greater than 3 meters is anticipated, the barriers will close automatically to protect Rotterdam and the vital Europort from flooding. It was completed in 1997 at a cost of 450m Euros. It rotates on the world's largest ball joint.
11 August 2009
P8118502-1_(WM)