Historic Sluice Gates - Eibergen - the Netherlands
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eilers1
N 52° 06.284 E 006° 39.784
32U E 339954 N 5775262
Historic hand operated sluice gates in the river Berkel.
Waymark Code: WM1004B
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/31/2019
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A number of locks have been built for the purpose of freight shipping with the so-called Berkelzomp on the river Berkel. The Berkelzomp had a capacity of about 8 tons and could sail with a sail, been pulled over the towpath by horse or man and partly on the current.
This mode of freight transport lasted until 1895. The competition from transport by road and by train became too big.
Name of Waterway.: Berkel
Roughly when was the Waterway created?: 1748
Is this waterway working?: Working
What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Reasonable
What is/was the water used for?: Other
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