Van Starkenborghkanaal

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Course of the Van Starkenborgh Canal

The Van Starkenborghkanaal connects the Prinses-Margriet Canal ( Friesland ) with the Ems Canal in Groningen . The canal is 27 km long. It has two locks , the Gaarkeuken lock near Grijpskerk and the Oostersluis , which is located within the urban area of ​​Groningen.

history

The Van Starkenborghkanaal was completed in 1938 and started operating in November of the same year. The canal was rebuilt between Zuidhorn and Groningen ( Oostersluis ), the section between Zuidhorn and the Frisian border consists of the widened Hoendiep .

The canal was named after Edzard Tjarda van Starkenborgh (1859-1936). He was Mayor of Groningen and then Queen's Commissioner for the Province of Groningen .

bridges

Bridges over the canal, from west to east (incomplete):

  • Railway bridge at Zuidhorn (Leeuwarden – Groningen line)

  • Lift bridge in Zuidhorn (street)

  • Lift bridge at Aduard (street)

  • Walfridusbrug in Groningen (Groningen – Delfzijl line)

  • Gerrit Krol Bridge in Groningen (street and separate pedestrians)

  • Oosterhamrikbaan in Groningen (bus lane)

literature

  • Wiebe Renkema: De aanleg van het Van Starkenborghkanaal 1929–1937 . In: Contactblad van de Historische Kring Zuidhorn , Vol. 3 (2013), Issue 2, pp. 11-14.

Web links

Commons : Van Starkenborghkanaal  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files