Germany - Lower Saxony - Scharnebeck Twin Ship Lift

Ship Lift Scharnebeck near Lüneburg Largest ship lift in the world. Tecnical data sheet of the lift : Normal lifting height 38m. Usable trough length between the impact protection devices 100 m. Water depth in the trough 3.50 m ± 0.10 m.  Total of the trough filled with water 5,800 t. Total weight of the moving trough (including water)11,600 t. Individual weight of the 224 counterweight disc (6.8 - 3.4 - 0.32 m) 26.5 t. Sent by Martin from Westphalia, Germany. The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is a 38-metre (125 ft) boat lift in Scharnebeck, northeast of Lüneburg, in the District of Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the Elbe Lateral Canal, which connects the Elbe (northern and lower endpoint, at Artlenburg) and the Mittellandkanal (southern and upper endpoint, near Wolfsburg), and is one of two constructions on the canal that overcomes the height difference between the canal endpoints, the other being a 23-metre (75 ft) lock further south at Uelzen. The Scharnebeck twin ship lift was built in 1974 and was at that time the largest ship lift in the world. The first ship passed through the lift on 5 December 1975. There is a museum at the site (read more).