Maeslantkering
{| style="float: right" | thumb|none|300px|The Maeslant Barrier seen from the north |- | thumb|none|300px|Location of the Maeslant Barrier |- | thumb|none|300px|A ship passing the barrier |- | thumb|none|300px|Model (no longer present) |- | thumb|none|300px|The Maeslantkering closed |} The Maeslantkering ("Maeslant barrier" in Dutch) is a storm surge barrier on the Nieuwe Waterweg, in South Holland, Netherlands. It was constructed from 1991 to 1997. As part of the Delta Works, the barrier responds to water level predictions calculated by a centralized computer system called BOS. It automatical
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12 sectionsContents
- The Maeslant Barrier
- The initial plan
- The storm surge barrier
- Construction of the barrier
- Maeslantkering in operation
- 8 November 2007 storm
- 21 December 2023 storm
- Het Keringhuis, Publiekscentrum Water
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
{| style="float: right" | thumb|none|300px|The Maeslant Barrier seen from the north |- | thumb|none|300px|Location of the Maeslant Barrier |- | thumb|none|300px|A ship passing the barrier |- | thumb|none|300px|Model (no longer present) |- | thumb|none|300px|The Maeslantkering closed |} The Maeslantkering ("Maeslant barrier" in Dutch) is a storm surge barrier on the Nieuwe Waterweg, in South Holland, Netherlands. It was constructed from 1991 to 1997. As part of the Delta Works, the barrier responds to water level predictions calculated by a centralized computer system called BOS. It automatically closes when Rotterdam (especially the Port of Rotterdam) is threatened by floods.
Maeslantkering has two 210-metre long barrier gates, with two 237-metre long steel trusses holding each. When closed, the barrier will protect the entire width (360 metres) of the Nieuwe Waterweg, the main waterway of Port of Rotterdam. It is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, rivalling the Green Bank Telescope in the United States and the Bagger 288 excavator in Germany.