The Karl Heine Canal is an approximately 3.3 km (2 mi) long artificial watercourse in the west of the city of Leipzig in Germany and connects the Lindenau harbor with the White Elster River. It is spanned by 15 bridges and is navigable with small boats. The canal is under monument protection as a monument preservation entity “canal, bank reinforcements and bridges”.[1]
Canal construction around 1885Begin of the canal at the White ElsterBuilding of the Riverboat stageAt the Stelzen HouseTower of the Philippus Church in Lindenau in the background
Am Kanal (Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians, replacement of the wooden superstructure with a steel superstructure, 2016)
Luisenbrücke (Lützner Straße road bridge; before 29 January 2015, the canal ended a few meters (feet) before that bridge)[3]
Bridge over the entrance to the Lindenau harbor (Aluminium, 2015)
A special feature among the canal bridges is the Karl-Heine-Bogen, designed by the engineering firm König and Heunisch and the architects Pahl + Weber-Pahl. The tied arch structure of the arch bridge, which was inaugurated on 4 June 2000, was built using a hybrid construction method. To erect a solid slab, rigid V-shaped pairs of supports are connected to a curved tube with a span of 28 metres (92 ft). The slender cross-section of the curved pipe of 355.6 millimetres (14 in) × 12.5 millimetres (0 in) was achieved by filling it with pumpable, high-strength lightweight concrete. The bridge has a longitudinal gradient of 5.4 %.[4][5]
Historyedit
The canal was created from 1856 on the initiative of the Leipzig lawyer and industrial pioneer Karl Heine (1819-1888) as the first part of a projected shipping canal from the White Elster to the Saale river. Canal construction began in Plagwitz at the White Elster. The first section of the canal was inaugurated on 25 June 1864, and in 1887 the Leipzig-Probstzella railway was reached in Lindenau. Between 1890 and 1898 the last section was built, which ended just before the Lindenau harbor.
The canal was renovated in the 1990s. A pedestrian/bicycle path was created on the northern bank of the canal, which was inaugurated on 16 September 1996 in the presence of the then Federal Minister for the Environment, Angela Merkel.
In 2007, the city administration decided to commission the necessary planning for the extension of the canal to the port in order to enable the connection that had been planned for some time.
On 18 July 2012, the city council decided to extend the canal to the port. 18 million euros are to be invested in the project by 2015, which not only the city administration hopes will have an impact on urban development in the west of Leipzig. The municipality had to contribute about 3.8 million euros from its own budget, 7.6 million euros are to be gained from property sales on Plautstrasse. The rest of the costs were financed with grants, including from the EU urban development fund "Jessica" (Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas, an initiative of the European Investment Bank).[6]
On 29 January 2015, work began on flooding the 665 metres (2,182 ft) long connection between the Karl Heine Canal and the port of Lindenau.[3] The process was completed as scheduled three weeks later. On 2 July 2015, the new route was opened for boat traffic.[7][8] Before the 75 metres (246 ft) long connection from the port to the Elster-Saale Canal can be established, a barrage to protect against high and low water levels must be built south of the Luisenbrücke.[9]
Literatureedit
Ringel, Sebastian (2015). "Taming the West". Leipzig! One Thousand Years of History. Leipzig: Author and Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH & Co. KG. p. 88-91. ISBN978-3-361-00710-9.
Referencesedit
^Thomas Noack, Thomas Trajkovits, Norbert Baron, Peter Leonhardt: Kulturdenkmale der Stadt Leipzig. (Beiträge zur Stadtentwicklung 35), Stadt Leipzig, Dezernat Stadtentwicklung und Bau, Leipzig 2002 (in German)
^"König-Albert-Brücke am Karl-Heine-Kanal". leipzig-days.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-22.
^ ab"Flutung der Gewässerverbindung "Karl-Heine-Kanal – Lindenauer Hafen" gestartet". leipzig.de (in German). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
^Der Karl-Heine-Bogen: eine hybride Brückenkonstruktion. In: Gert König, Nguyen Viet Tue, Martin Zink: Hochleistungsbeton. Bemessung, Herstellung und Anwendung. Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-433-01738-7, S. 251–257
^Gert König, Balthasar Novak, Michael Fischer, Klaus Barthel: Der Karl-Heine-Bogen in Leipzig. Hybride Brückenkonstruktion unter Verwendung von Hochleistungs-Leichtbetonen. In: Bautechnik. Zeitschrift für den gesamten Ingenieurbau. Jg. 77 (2000), Heft 8, S. 523–535, ISSN 0932-8351
^Anbindung des Lindenauer Hafens bewilligt: FDP übt Kritik, Wasserfest-Veranstalter jubeln Article of the Leipziger Volkszeitung at lvz-online.de (in German); retrieved 22 July 2012.
^"Link between Karl Heine Canal and Lindenau Harbour is officially opened". leipzig.de. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
^665 Meter: Lindenauer Hafen mit Karl-Heine-Kanal verbunden Article of the Leipziger Volkszeitung at lvz-online.de (in German); retrieved the 3 July 2015.
^Ralf Julke (2018-12-27). "Der Durchstich zum Saale-Elster-Kanal bleibt erst einmal Zukunftsmusik". Leipziger Internet Zeitung. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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The Karl Heine Canal is an approximately 3 3 km 2 mi long artificial watercourse in the west of the city of Leipzig in Germany and connects the Lindenau harbor with the White Elster River It is spanned by 15 bridges and is navigable with small boats The canal is under monument protection as a monument preservation entity canal bank reinforcements and bridges 1 Karl Heine CanalView of the canalSpecificationsLength3 3 km 2 mi HistoryConstruction began1856Date completed1898Date extended2015GeographyStart pointConfluence with the White ElsterEnd pointLindenau harborBeginning coordinates51 19 37 N 12 20 28 E 51 326916617157 N 12 341133712997 E 51 326916617157 12 341133712997Ending coordinates51 19 45 N 12 18 31 E 51 329112 N 12 308657 E 51 329112 12 308657 Canal construction around 1885 Begin of the canal at the White Elster Building of the Riverboat stage At the Stelzen House Tower of the Philippus Church in Lindenau in the background Contents 1 Bridges 2 History 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksBridges editThe following bridges cross the Karl Heine Canal beginning at the confluence with the White Elster Nonnenbrucke Nonnenstrasse road bridge Gleisbrucke P VIII Bridge of the former industrial railway track Plagwitz VIII built with the riverboat stage Elisabethbrucke Erich Zeigner Allee road bridge Konig Johann Brucke Zschocherschen Strasse road bridge the bridge is named after John King of Saxony 1801 1873 Karl Heine Bogen Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians Weissenfelser Brucke Weissenfelser Strasse road bridge Konig Albert Brucke 2 Karl Heine Strasse road bridge the bridge is named after Albert King of Saxony 1828 1902 Aurelienbrucke Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians of the Aurelienstrase Giesserbrucke Giesserstrasse road bridge Gleisbrucke P I Bridge of the former industrial railway track Plagwitz I Konig August Brucke Engertstrasse road bridge the bridge is named after Frederick Augustus III of Saxony 1865 1932 Railway bridge Leipzig Probstzella railway line Saalfelder Brucke Saalfelder Strasse road bridge Am Kanal Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians replacement of the wooden superstructure with a steel superstructure 2016 Luisenbrucke Lutzner Strasse road bridge before 29 January 2015 the canal ended a few meters feet before that bridge 3 Bridge over the entrance to the Lindenau harbor Aluminium 2015 A special feature among the canal bridges is the Karl Heine Bogen designed by the engineering firm Konig and Heunisch and the architects Pahl Weber Pahl The tied arch structure of the arch bridge which was inaugurated on 4 June 2000 was built using a hybrid construction method To erect a solid slab rigid V shaped pairs of supports are connected to a curved tube with a span of 28 metres 92 ft The slender cross section of the curved pipe of 355 6 millimetres 14 in 12 5 millimetres 0 in was achieved by filling it with pumpable high strength lightweight concrete The bridge has a longitudinal gradient of 5 4 4 5 History editThe canal was created from 1856 on the initiative of the Leipzig lawyer and industrial pioneer Karl Heine 1819 1888 as the first part of a projected shipping canal from the White Elster to the Saale river Canal construction began in Plagwitz at the White Elster The first section of the canal was inaugurated on 25 June 1864 and in 1887 the Leipzig Probstzella railway was reached in Lindenau Between 1890 and 1898 the last section was built which ended just before the Lindenau harbor The canal was renovated in the 1990s A pedestrian bicycle path was created on the northern bank of the canal which was inaugurated on 16 September 1996 in the presence of the then Federal Minister for the Environment Angela Merkel In 2007 the city administration decided to commission the necessary planning for the extension of the canal to the port in order to enable the connection that had been planned for some time On 18 July 2012 the city council decided to extend the canal to the port 18 million euros are to be invested in the project by 2015 which not only the city administration hopes will have an impact on urban development in the west of Leipzig The municipality had to contribute about 3 8 million euros from its own budget 7 6 million euros are to be gained from property sales on Plautstrasse The rest of the costs were financed with grants including from the EU urban development fund Jessica Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas an initiative of the European Investment Bank 6 On 29 January 2015 work began on flooding the 665 metres 2 182 ft long connection between the Karl Heine Canal and the port of Lindenau 3 The process was completed as scheduled three weeks later On 2 July 2015 the new route was opened for boat traffic 7 8 Before the 75 metres 246 ft long connection from the port to the Elster Saale Canal can be established a barrage to protect against high and low water levels must be built south of the Luisenbrucke 9 Literature editRingel Sebastian 2015 Taming the West Leipzig One Thousand Years of History Leipzig Author and Edition Leipzig in the Seemann Henschel GmbH amp Co KG p 88 91 ISBN 978 3 361 00710 9 References edit Thomas Noack Thomas Trajkovits Norbert Baron Peter Leonhardt Kulturdenkmale der Stadt Leipzig Beitrage zur Stadtentwicklung 35 Stadt Leipzig Dezernat Stadtentwicklung und Bau Leipzig 2002 in German Konig Albert Brucke am Karl Heine Kanal leipzig days de in German Retrieved 2023 10 22 a b Flutung der Gewasserverbindung Karl Heine Kanal Lindenauer Hafen gestartet leipzig de in German 2015 01 29 Retrieved 2015 02 20 Der Karl Heine Bogen eine hybride Bruckenkonstruktion In Gert Konig Nguyen Viet Tue Martin Zink Hochleistungsbeton Bemessung Herstellung und Anwendung Ernst amp Sohn Berlin 2001 ISBN 3 433 01738 7 S 251 257 Gert Konig Balthasar Novak Michael Fischer Klaus Barthel Der Karl Heine Bogen in Leipzig Hybride Bruckenkonstruktion unter Verwendung von Hochleistungs Leichtbetonen In Bautechnik Zeitschrift fur den gesamten Ingenieurbau Jg 77 2000 Heft 8 S 523 535 ISSN 0932 8351 Anbindung des Lindenauer Hafens bewilligt FDP ubt Kritik Wasserfest Veranstalter jubeln Article of the Leipziger Volkszeitung at lvz online de in German retrieved 22 July 2012 Link between Karl Heine Canal and Lindenau Harbour is officially opened leipzig de 2015 07 06 Retrieved 2023 10 22 665 Meter Lindenauer Hafen mit Karl Heine Kanal verbunden Article of the Leipziger Volkszeitung at lvz online de in German retrieved the 3 July 2015 Ralf Julke 2018 12 27 Der Durchstich zum Saale Elster Kanal bleibt erst einmal Zukunftsmusik Leipziger Internet Zeitung Retrieved 2019 01 16 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Heine Canal Karl Heine Canal in Leipzig Lexikon in German OpenStreetMap Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Heine Canal amp oldid 1181379219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
