Voorstersluis - Kraggenburg, NL
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dreamhummie
N 52° 40.112 E 005° 55.820
31U E 698135 N 5839428
"Voorstersluis" a lock on the Kadoelerweg 1 between Vollenhove and Kraggenburg, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WM15MJJ
Location: Flevoland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/22/2022
Views: 1
The Dutch Monument Register reads:
"The Voorstersluis is a lock with a straight gully with a control building and a sliding beam shed at the upper head, and a movable road bridge across the lower head. The lock has straight, reinforced concrete gully walls, which are reinforced by vertical iron bars and have iron edges and standing wooden bollards.
Natural stone (granite) and brick were also used for the lock mouths. The lock gates (point doors) at the higher head are located between the lock keeper's house and the shot beam shed.
The difference in height between the lock chambers and the higher elevation control buildings and the bridge over the lock is bridged by steps made of concrete and granite. In addition to concrete, brick and granite were used for the lock gates in the lower abutment. The granite corner blocks at this lock mouth are rounded. The lock doors here are also attached to granite blocks.
The lock heads, the wharves and the bridge are equipped with fences composed of tubes. The road bridge over the lock chamber is a steel bascule bridge, which has an asphalted wooden bridge deck. At both lock heads, there are wooden fenders."
Waterway Name: Zwolse Vaart
Connected Points:
The Zwolse Vaart is a canal in the Northeast Polder in the province of Flevoland. The canal runs from the Kadoelermeer (the Voorstersluis at pumping station Smeenge) through the Voorsterbos via Marknesse to Emmeloord, where it merges into the Urkervaart.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 04/22/1941
Elevation Difference (meters): 7.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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