Haringvlietdam
Sign in to saveThe Haringvlietdam, incorporating the Haringvliet sluices, are hydraulic engineering structures which closed off the estuary of the Haringvliet, Netherlands, as part of the Delta Works. The structure consists of 17 sluices, several kilometres of dam and a shipping lock, and formed the sixth project of the Delta Works.
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Vinony's link graph records 19 inbound references to Haringvlietdam, and connects out to Netherlands, fish and North Sea.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Dams completed in 1971, Dams in South Holland and Delta Works.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Haringvlietdam
- Bridge.image
- HARINGVLIETDAM (20).jpg
- Bridge.carries
- N57
- Bridge.crosses
- haringvliet
- Bridge.locale
- Voorne-Putten, Goeree-Overflakkee
- Bridge.owner
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Bridge.material
- Concrete, steel
- Bridge.spans
- 17
- Bridge.begin
- 1958
- Bridge.complete
- 1971
- Bridge.inaugurated
- 15 November 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lock
- Named after
- Haringvliet
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Voorne aan Zee
- Body of water
- North Sea
- Owned by
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Material used
- concrete
- Location
- Stellendam
- Image
- Haringvlietdam-02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Haringvlietdam
- heritage designation
- Rijksmonument
- number of spans
- 17
- crosses
- Haringvliet
- street address
- Haringvliet, tussen Stellendam en Hellevoetsluis te HELLEVOETSLUIS
- located in/on physical feature
- Haringvliet
- inception
- 1964-00-00
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The Haringvlietdam, incorporating the Haringvliet sluices, are hydraulic engineering structures which closed off the estuary of the Haringvliet, Netherlands, as part of the Delta Works. The structure consists of 17 sluices, several kilometres of dam and a shipping lock, and formed the sixth project of the Delta Works.
The northernmost of the Delta Works, it was supposed to be finished by 1968 as the first part of the project. Building started in 1957 and was finished in 1971. Instead of damming the estuary it was decided to build sluices in order to be able to let in salt water to prevent freezing of the rivers Meuse and Rhine and to drain these rivers in case of flood.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haringvlietdam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations