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Unofficial sources:
https://focusonbelgium.be/fr/lifestyle/strepy-thieu-le-plus-grand-ascenseur-bateaux-deurope-20-ans
Building Name:
Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift
Native Name:
Ascenseur de Strépy-Thieu
Other Names:
Scheepslift van Strépy-Thieu
City:
La Louvière
State/Province:
Hainaut Province
Country:
Belgium
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
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.
Coordinates (with decimal fraction):
50.478414, 4.109927
Heights--
- spire:
117 metres
Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...):
Built
Construction Dates--
- started:
1982
- finished:
2002
Structure Type(s):
Bridge, tower
Building Use(s):
Transportation
Building Materials:
Steel, concrete
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CITY REQUEST FORM
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City:
La Louvière
State/Province:
Hainaut Province
Country:
Belgium
Population:
80992
Population Source & Year:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Louvi%C3%A8re (2022)