Kersdorf lock
| Kersdorf lock | ||
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 State 2009 |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 18 ′ 19 ″ N , 14 ° 14 ′ 24 ″ E | |
| Country: |
 Germany / Brandenburg
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| Place: | Kersdorfer Schleuse / Briesen (Mark) | |
| Waters: | Spree-Oder-Wasserstraße | |
| Water kilometers : | km 89.73 | |
| Data | ||
| Owner: | Federal waterways and shipping administration | |
| Responsible WSA : | Berlin , outskirts of Fürstenwalde | |
| Start of planning: | before 1886 | |
| Construction time: | North lock from 1914 South lock from 1891 |
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| Renovation: | 2009 to 2013 | |
| lock | ||
| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Usable length: | North lock: 115 m South lock: 67.50 m |
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| Usable width: | North lock: 9.80 m South lock: 8.54 m |
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| Average height of fall : |
2.38 m | |
| Others | ||
| Was standing: | Call channel FM 82 | |
The Kersdorf lock forms the lock group of the Kersdorf canal stage in the Spree-Oder-Wasserstraße federal waterway in the German state of Brandenburg . It is the responsibility of the Berlin Waterways and Shipping Office .
history
The first lock at Kersdorf was put into operation in 1891 as a single-chamber lock. It had a usable length of 55 meters and was located on the site of today's southern chamber. The first northern chamber was built in 1914. Both lock chambers were provided with hinged gates in the upper part and with stem gates in the lower part. To enable larger ships to pass through the southern chamber, the stem gate was replaced by a lifting gate in 1928. This increased the usable length of the south chamber to 65 meters. This conversion measure brought great benefits for shipping due to its comparatively low costs. Due to increased ship sizes and an increase in shipping traffic, the north chamber of the lock was repaired from 2009 and extended to the east to a usable length of 115 meters. The previous width of 9.80 meters was retained. The old lock chamber walls had to be partially demolished and replaced with reinforced concrete walls. The lock was extended using sheet piling. The head moved to the east received a rotating segment gate. The northern chamber was opened to traffic on September 5, 2013.
literature
- Hans-J. Uhlemann: Berlin and the Märkische waterways . transpress Verlag, Berlin, various years, ISBN 3-344-00115-9 , p. 178 ff.
- Writings of the Association for European Inland Shipping and Waterways e. V. , various years. WESKA (Western European Shipping and Harbor Calendar), Binnenschifffahrts-Verlag, Duisburg-Ruhrort OCLC 48960431
Web links
- WSA website accessed on September 12, 2014
- Page of the Waterways New Construction Office in Berlin accessed on September 12, 2014