What A Great Idea

Simple and good idea

Have you never seen this? This is quite common in Holland 🙂

This is so common to me, I don’t understand what the fuss is all about. Or at least I take this all for granted. This picture was probably taken in the Netherlands. There are several crossings like this, particularly in the province of Friesland. There are nine in this province alone.
(Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaducten_in_Friesland )

great idea

And this is special because…?
Come to Netherland and you’ll see this kind of tunnels well… every 5 miles?
It’s just such a common sight in Netherland that I’m kinda shocked that someone comes up with this article almost well… 100 years after the first tunnel? Or something like that…

Greetz,
Jeroen

This is very common really..

Not everyone lives in the Netherlands. Theres things in every country that will amaze people from other parts of the world.

This seems like a really bad idea. WHat would happen if there were a leak in the water way? that would be a bitch to fix.

I know this one.
I drive trough it almost every day.
It connects Flevoland with Gelderland in Holland.

Mark is right, it connects Flevoland with Gelderland, the weird thing however, it’s this aquaduct followed by a bridge…

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=harderwijk&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.732051,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Harderwijk,+Gelderland,+Nederland&ll=52.362616,5.615687&spn=0.007692,0.01929&t=h&z=16

It seems that they did this to allow clearance for sailboat masts, They did this to avoid a drawbridge. Very clever.

The reason its amazing to some of us is because we don’t all live in the area where those tunnels are very common.

I truly don’t get this…..are there people amazed by this? Even people tlaking about how common it is in Holland…The US has plenty of tunnels. Not this short necessariy, but that makes hte “What if it leaks” concern all the more silly. If a mile long tunnel dozens of feet below the water isn’t going to leak, neither is this.

This seems like a terrible idea… A bad storm, or other rising water issues could flood the tunnel and lock out the highway…

How about the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel between Hampton and Norfolk, Va (the tunnel section in the middle to permit Navy Aircraft Carriers, etc access to the Norfolk piers)? It’s 3.5 miles long on I-64 and has been in use since 1957.

Great idea? And what happens when theres a flood and the canals start bursting their banks?

Right, aqueducts,

common in some countries where water and land roads cross frequently. Like the Netherlands, tho certainly not just there. Certainly not any more difficult than building bridges. Raising the road to go over the water, high enough to clear most masts of ships? Rather expensive to be honest. Drawbridges are arguably more expensive.

Considering this is an aquaduct in the Netherlands, flooding surely wont be too much of a problem, they made half their country to begin with….

we got a few here in Dubai too.. they mostly go under sea-water.

one is to go from the “Palm Island” to the outer ‘ring’ which acts like a breakwater – (pretty new)
and the other is pretty damn old.. been there as far back as i can remember (late 1980s?) which crosses the creek. (primarily it’s to allow boats/ships with high-clearance to come through the creek/waterway)

thats why its not a really dumb idea. building a really HIGH bridge means you either have to make it really steep (totally impractical for average vehicles) or REALLY long (impractical for narrow/congested areas and also more expensive – more material used)

This is not a tunnel, it serves an entirely different purpose. It sounds like most of you are looking at it from the wrong perspective. Just hear me out and you’ll see what I mean. Instead of this being a way for cars to get to the other side of the water, it is rather a way for boats to get to the other side of the land mass. It will make more sense if you think of it as a bridge for boats- so that they can cut across a barrier island without going all the way around to the next natural inlet. It’s a much more elegant solution than digging a canal and then building a bridge (for the cars) over that.

I wouldn’t be too concerned about flooding either… it’s pretty safe to say that when it comes to canals and waterways, the Dutch have some of the best civil engineers on Earth. Plus, you know, a little bit of experience with the subject.

One more thing- for those of you who do not think this is impressive because you’ve seen them so many times before- Congratulations. Would you like a medal? Your jaded cynicism impresses us all. Fortunately, however, we are not all as dead to the world as you. Just a quick example: There is a building where I live that was designed by Louis Sullivan. I pass by it nearly every day and I still unfailingly appreciate it as a beautiful work of architecture. I guess for you it would be nothing special, at least after the first day. Thankfully, I’m surrounded by things that were fascinating the first time I saw them years ago, and are still equally worthy of appreciation as I see them again each day. If you really are as jaded as you try to present yourself as being, I feel sorry for you. You’re going to find life pretty hard to enjoy. If, instead, you just think that a “been there, done that, seen everything there is to see” attitude makes you seem cooler (or more worldly and experienced, or whatever the hell you think it’s doing for you), you’re wrong; it makes you sound like a spoiled child who is trying desperately to impress people.

To everybody else- Sorry about the rant. I’m just tired of hearing crap like this from people who can’t enjoy the world around them and insist on trying to ruin those rare moments of awe for everybody else. Acting like nothing impresses you does not make you seem more impressive. It makes you seem unappreciative, spoiled, and childish. Grow up, kick back, and enjoy the world around you. If you can’t do that, just keep the cynicism to yourself. It’s not as if your comments are adding to the discussion in any way whatsoever.

Look at CHESAPEAKE BAY Bridge Tunnel in US. I was so impressed when I saw that.

http://www.ussindependencecv-62.org/gwf/mar68.html

Not a tunnel, which is what a lot of people are missing. That road no more goes through a tunnel than a highway that goes under a normal overpass goes through a tunnel. A tunnel is dug under an obstacle. In this case, the obstacle was the road and the canal was constructed to pass over, making it an aquaduct.

I think they’re awesome personally, but this isn’t my favourite example. Google the Falkirk Wheel for a truly mind-boggling mix of canal, aquaduct and lock.

It’s called an aqueduct and you can find them anywhere there’s a canal.

This is what we call Aquaducts 😉

this is much more spectacular: http://www.wsv.de/Grafiken/bildergalerie/impressionen/wsk09.jpg

@ deepak says:
Won’t happen, the Dutch build this in 1933:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.004868,5.20649&spn=0.155772,0.575409&t=h&z=12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuiderzee_Works
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Works

a pretty nice idea it is.. hopefully, the sewerage is working..

uhhh…. It’s called a tunnel. Though most of the time they just go under rivers.

it’s called an aquaduct

http://aquaducten.startkabel.nl/

They do exist… for one, the Posey Tunnel in Alameda (CA).

its called an aquaduct!

and this is beter than build a hughe bridg or something else.
This dont interupt the country sights

It’s located at Harderwijk, The Netherlands..

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Harderwijk,+The+Netherlands&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.849851,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Harderwijk,+Gelderland,+The+Netherlands&ll=52.361214,5.61985&spn=0.005327,0.013733&t=h&z=17

i would simply make a bridge(overpass) for the highway. It’s much easier and cars are lighter than full of water.

Lol, it is an aquaduct and the romans thought it was a great idea too, 2000 years ago.

dis muzt bee a nu invenshun, cos know 1 cud have fort of dis befoor, if only de romans had fort of dis den maybee da wurld wood be difrunt… oh wait… they did.

It’s called an aquaduct and here in the Netherlands we have several variations of these.

They’ve been here for more than 30-40 years so I really can’t grasp why everybody is so suspicious and doubtfull about it. The sewerage is pumped off to a main sewer nearby with a pump. Exactly the opposite of how a toilet works. Water reaches a certain level underneath the road in the a collective bassin (so the actual tunnel is even deeper) and get’s pumped off at the moment the water reaches a certain level.

There’s some internet links to view them above posted by others.

Here’s the oldest one we have here in the NL.

http://maps.google.nl/maps?hl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=52.025366,4.666942&spn=0.002476,0.006968&t=k&z=18

Is that in Holland ?
What a great bridge.

the design is out of this world.

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great technology and best idea

Any of you ever heard of the “Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel” ?

We have had this in The Netherlands for a loonnng time.. nothing really new here, but a very nice photo though. 🙂

dion says:
July 26, 2010 at 12:23 am
Looks nice but as a practical matter……Whats the depth of the bridge and how deep does the keel go on a typical boat which will cross the bridge? Another matter is water is pretty heavy and the bridge would have to support that tonnage. Lots of engineering questions……
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Very funny. There are a lot of underwater tunnels. Not the least of which is the Chunnel (between France and England, which does go deeper than the actual water). From an engineering point of view, underwater tunnels have been built for a long time, and are actually quite simple compared to over water bridges, which must also consider weight, wind resonance (look up the Tacoma Narrows Bridge if you don’t believe me), corrosion from water, wind, and vibration,

its built that way so sailing boats with high masts can drive trough. It would be much more complicated to build a bridge that high …

this photo is to see the human mind what can do ……… its so incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is 100 % real!

Within 30 miles of my home (in Friesland, Netherlands) I know 10 aquaducts of this kind. I live in an area known for its sailing tourism and for important waterways crossing important roads this appears to be the best solution by far.

Typical Dutch invention! 🙂 hereby another one;

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Harderwijk,+The+Netherlands&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.849851,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Harderwijk,+Gelderland,+The+Netherlands&t=h&ll=52.025234,4.666615&spn=0.003268,0.009645&z=17

Near a place called Gouda, this aquaduct is crossing one of the main highways in the Western part of the Netherlands.

Proud to be Dutch 🙂

Its showing human can do anything, if thay intending.

When I was a child, my father had a sailing boat. We sailed many of the dutch lakes and waterways, and we’ve crossed several of those aquaducts. I must have been somewhere between 10 and 15 years, back then… I’m 51 now, so some of these constructions must have existed for quite a bit longer than 40 years already…

It’s really amazing to sail across an aquaduct and stop halfway, moaring at the railing, and see cars pass beneath you. That was mighty impressive!

wow thats the place where i live LOL
harderwijk viaduct is the name

So they built a f’in tunnel who gives a F.

over de a4 in holland is al jaren een waterweg

Obviously not you. So that begs the question why did you even waste time looking at the page, or commenting on it? Geesh, some people would always rather say something ignorant, than say nothing at all.

Tunnels actually cost a lot of money to run

I like different things like this.

As you can see there is a bridge a few hundred meters away. Alone is not high enough for all sailboats. While the aquaduct is not big enough for inland vessels.

http://www.google.nl/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=52.362419,5.615999&spn=0.004684,0.013937&t=h&z=17

I could have built a bridge, a tunnel, and a time machine in the time it took for you to ‘splain yourself. I think 24 people drowned in the same time….

Wow! That’s very smart of you! You’ve overruled hundreds of engineers with over 40 years of experience in making this constructions!

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Interesting that a leopard can get along with a dog. I hope its not photoshop.

In the state of Virginia we have over 6 underwater tunnel roadways. So in our neck of the woods this isn’t all that unusual. We are use to driving thru these tunnels but I have family from out of state and they get scared whenever we go thru one!

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Where is the picture of the boy on the dock and the girl under water from? It is sad and beautiful.

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