Strullendorf lock
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 '19 " N , 10 ° 57' 21" E | |
| Country: | Germany | |
| Place: | Strullendorf | |
| Waters: | Main-Danube Canal | |
| Water kilometers : | km 13.29 | |
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| Operator: | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Nuremberg | |
| Construction time: | July 1964 - March 1967 | |
| Start of operation: | April 1968 | |
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| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | WSV control center Neuses | |
| Usable length: | 190 m | |
| Usable width: | 12 m | |
| Height upstream : | 266.5 m above sea level NN | |
| Average height of fall : |
7.41 m | |
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The Strullendorf lock was built between July 1964 and March 1967 as part of the construction of the Main-Danube Canal federal waterway . It is as economic sluice designed with a saving basins southwest of the lock basin. Shortly before the lock, the power station canal branches off to the Hirschaid power station to the west.
lock
The chamber of the ship's single lock is at canal kilometer 13.29, has a chamber length of 200 m, a usable length of 190 m and a usable width of 12 m. The upper water has a height of 249.21 m above sea level. NN , the underwater lock is at 241.8 m above sea level. NN . The sluice drop height is 7.41 meters. The lock chamber has a volume of 17,600 m³. The lock takes 15 minutes at a speed of 0.7 m / min. 11,000 m³ of water are required for each lock. In 2008 the lower gate of the lock was replaced.
control
The lock has its own command post, but has been remote-controlled from the WSV's district control center in Neuses an der Regnitz since 2007 . The Forchheim , Hausen and Bamberg locks are also remotely controlled from there. From 2024, twelve locks will be controlled from the Nuremberg control center , and later all 16 canal locks.
Except in the event of malfunctions such as accidents, maintenance work or ice drift, the lock is operational around the clock all year round and is illuminated at night. The upper and lower water each-ports for which there are commercial vessels , waiting places with station for the recreational boating and boat ramps for small vehicles . Small vehicles are only handled during the day and usually together with large shipping. Muscle-powered watercraft are not channeled; A transport trolley with a deposit is available for manual transfer at the slip points.
Breakdowns
- On June 5, 2012, the captain of a goods motor ship went overboard while mooring in the lock and was subsequently killed by drowning. A first aider rushed to the scene of the accident was also injured during the rescue attempt.
- On October 29, 2017, an almost fully occupied cruise ship wrecked the railway bridge leading over the northern lock base because the wheelhouse was not lowered. The travelers and crew members got away with the horror.
- On February 6, 2018, an excessively long push convoy was stopped at the lock. None of the crew members knew the German language , so the language barrier prevented the issuing of the necessary special permit.
Web links
- Route atlas Main-Danube Canal (PDF; 11.9 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Route Atlas Main-Danube Canal. (PDF; 11.9 MB) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, p. 6 , accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Main-Danube Canal timetable. Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, accessed on February 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Descent structures on federal waterways. (PDF; 44 kB) Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration , p. 4 , accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Strullendorf lock. Hans Gruener, accessed on February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Main-Danube Canal, Section 12
- ↑ Information board at the power plant. Retrieved February 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Control centers - traffic safety around the clock. (PDF; 0.8 MB) WSD Süd, May 2011, p. 2 , accessed on February 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Press report , Nordbayern.de of May 27, 2017
- ^ Accident report from June 5, 2012
- ↑ Press report on the Strullendorf shipwreck 2017
- ↑ Press release at radio-bamberg.de from February 6, 2018 ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
