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Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift
Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu

La Louvière Belgium

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1982
  Finished2002
Building Uses
 - transportation
Structural Types
 - tower
 - bridge

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Spire384 fthttps://focusonbelgium.be/fr/lifestyle/strepy-thieu-le-plus-grand-ascenseur-bateaux-deurope-20-ans
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Description
Tallest boat lift in Europe (until the inauguration of the boat lift at the Three Gorges Dam in 2016, the largest
in the world), which can lift ships and boats with a weight up to 1350 tons in 7 minutes over a height difference of 73.15 metres.


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