Philipsdam
Sign in to savethumb|The lock under construction on Philipsdam thumb|the lake Krammer (Netherlands)|Krammer and Philipsdam
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Philipsdam
- Bridge.native_name_lang
- nl
- Bridge.image
- Philipsdam-03.jpg
- Bridge.caption
- The Philipsdam
- Bridge.carries
- N257
- Bridge.owner
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Bridge.architect
- F.W. de Vlaming (locks and buildings)F.L. Halenbeek (Landscape)
- Bridge.engineering
- Deltadienst
- Bridge.builder
- Several contractors, including:Combinatie Zinkcon bvAannemers Combinatie Zinkwerken bvJ. Heijmans bvBaggermaatschappij 'Holland' bv.
- Bridge.begin
- 1976
- Bridge.complete
- 1987
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History, design, and construction
- Design and optioneering
- The need for the dam
- Optioneering and preliminary design
- Construction
- Locks
- Environmental impacts
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|The lock under construction on Philipsdam thumb|the lake Krammer (Netherlands)|Krammer and Philipsdam
The is a compartmentalisation dam constructed as part of the Delta Works in the Netherlands. It separates water of the lakes Krammer and Volkerak from the Oosterschelde, and connects the Grevelingendam to Sint Philipsland.
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