Ship lift Niederfinow

Location: Niederfinow, Germany
Client: Wasserstraßen-Neubauamt Berlin
Construction period: 2008 – 2017
Construction type: Vertical ship lift with a lifting height of 36m
Steel construction weight/ measurements of main components:

• Canal bridge: 1,930 metric tons
• Span:  65.5m
• Cable pulley girders: 2,150 metric tons
• Caisson: 2,030 metric tons
• Functional length / width:  115m / 12.5m
• Steel structure: 860 metric tons
• Hydraulic steel construction: 350 metric tons