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WEIR COMPLEX HAGESTEIN
W.C. HAMDORFF, RIJKSWATERSTAAT, 1953-1960, Ossenwaard/Hoevenweg, Hagestein
Stuwcomplex Hagestein / Weir Complex Hagestein ( W.C. Hamdorff, Rijkswaterstaat )
© 2006 Jan Derwig

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Wouter Hamdorff

DESIGN ENGINEER:
Rijkswaterstaat
Piet Blokland

BUILDING TYPE:
Civil engineering works

This weir complex regulates the level of water in the River Neder-Rijn, which means that it is closed for some 265 days a year. Ships are then able to pass through a lock 220 metres long. Alongside this lock is the weir, consisting of two abutments and a central pier slung between which are two so-called visor gates. The weir service buildings sit atop concrete piers supported by arches and reached up a steel spiral stair. These concrete assemblies give the complex its distinctive civil engineering look.