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The '''Hurden ship canal''' is a {{convert|500|m|adj=on}} long [[canal]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[canton of Schwyz]]. It connects the lower section of [[Lake Zürich]] with the upper section, sometimes called the ''Obersee''. The canal permits shipping services on the lake to pass between the two halves of the lake without passing through the shallows, and under the low bridges, of the [[Seedamm]]. The canal was opened in 1943, and cuts through the base of the peninsular containing the [[Hurden|village of Hurden]], thus placing the village on an artificial island.<ref name=hurdhist>{{cite web | url = http://www.uch.ch/pfaeffikon/pf_hurd/pages/pf_f000.htm | trans_title = The history of Hurden | language = German | title = Die Geschichte von Hurden | work = http://www.uch.ch/ | accessdate = 18 August 2014}}</ref>


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The '''Hurden ship canal''' ({{langx|de|Schiffahrtskanal von Hurden}}) is a {{convert|500|m|adj=on}} long [[canal]] in the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[canton of Schwyz]]. It connects the lower section of [[Lake Zürich]] with the upper section, sometimes called the [[Obersee (Zürichsee)|''Obersee'']], permitting shipping services on the lake to pass between the two halves of the lake without passing through the shallows, and under the low bridges, of the [[Seedamm]]. The canal was opened in 1943, and cuts through the base of the peninsular containing the [[Hurden|village of Hurden]], thus placing the centre of the village on an artificial island.<ref name=hurdhist>{{cite web | url = http://www.uch.ch/pfaeffikon/pf_hurd/pages/pf_f000.htm | trans-title = The history of Hurden | language = German | title = Die Geschichte von Hurden | work = www.uch.ch | accessdate = 18 August 2014 | archive-date = 24 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210524072313/http://www.uch.ch/pfaeffikon/pf_hurd/pages/pf_f000.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=navrules>{{cite web | url = http://www.gesetzessammlung.sg.ch/frontend/versions/1657?locale=de |trans-title=Inter-cantonal agreement regarding navigation on Lake Zurich and Lake Walen | language = German | title = Interkantonale Vereinbarung über die Schiffahrt auf dem Zürichsee und dem Walensee | date = 6 October 1980 | accessdate = 18 August 2014}}</ref>
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The canal is spanned by the ''Sternenbrücke'', which carries both road and railway, with the railway being used by the [[S5 (ZVV)|S5]] and [[S40 (ZVV)|S40]] lines of the [[S-Bahn Zürich]] and by the [[Südostbahn]] [[Voralpen Express]]. This bridge was renewed between March and November 2010 to allow 40 ton trucks to cross the Seedamm.<ref name=hurdhist/><ref>{{cite news | work = [[Tages-Anzeiger]] | date = 9 March 2010 | url = http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/Seedamm-wird-saniert/story/17119650 | title = Seedamm wird saniert | langauge = German | trans_title = Causeway is being renovated}}</ref>

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The canal is spanned by the ''Sternenbrücke'', which carries both road and railway, with the railway being used by the [[S5 (ZVV)|S5]] and [[S40 (ZVV)|S40]] lines of the [[S-Bahn Zürich]] and by the [[Südostbahn]] [[Voralpen Express]]. This bridge was renewed between March and November 2010 to allow 40 ton trucks to cross the Seedamm.<ref name=hurdhist/><ref>{{cite news | work = [[Tages-Anzeiger]] | date = 9 March 2010 | url = http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/Seedamm-wird-saniert/story/17119650 | title = Seedamm wird saniert | language = German |trans-title=Causeway is being renovated | accessdate = 18 August 2014}}</ref>

The canal's navigation channel is only wide enough to pass a single ship at a time, and vessels proceeding up the lake must give way to vessels proceeding downstream. Amongst other vessels, it is used by the [[paddle steamer]]s and [[motor ship]]s of the [[Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft]] on their services from the [[Zürich|city of Zürich]] to the ''Obersee''.<ref name=navrules/>

To the west of the ''Sternenbrücke'', the canal passes through the [[Frauenwinkel]] nature reserve, with its important bog landscape.

== Gallery ==
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File:Rapperswil-Jona - Rapperswil - Jona - Frauenwinkel - Seedamm - Holzbrücke - Hurden - Rüti - Feusisberg - Etzel 2010-10-21 15-55-26.JPG|The Hurden peninsular with canal crossing it; Seedamm in background.
File:Hurden - Kanalweg IMG 3773.JPG|The canal and ''Sternenbrücke'' in winter.
File:Frauenwinkel - Zürichsee - Hurden Kanalweg 2010-06-12 16-39-58.JPG|The ''LS Stäfa'', a local restaurant barge, transiting the canal.
</gallery>


== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{commonscat-inline|Hurden ship canal}}


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Latest revision as of 16:25, 18 December 2024

Hurden Ship Canal
The western (lower) entrance to the ship canal
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StatusNavigable
History
Date completed1943

The Hurden ship canal (German: Schiffahrtskanal von Hurden) is a 500-metre (1,600 ft) long canal in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It connects the lower section of Lake Zürich with the upper section, sometimes called the Obersee, permitting shipping services on the lake to pass between the two halves of the lake without passing through the shallows, and under the low bridges, of the Seedamm. The canal was opened in 1943, and cuts through the base of the peninsular containing the village of Hurden, thus placing the centre of the village on an artificial island.[1][2]

The canal is spanned by the Sternenbrücke, which carries both road and railway, with the railway being used by the S5 and S40 lines of the S-Bahn Zürich and by the Südostbahn Voralpen Express. This bridge was renewed between March and November 2010 to allow 40 ton trucks to cross the Seedamm.[1][3]

The canal's navigation channel is only wide enough to pass a single ship at a time, and vessels proceeding up the lake must give way to vessels proceeding downstream. Amongst other vessels, it is used by the paddle steamers and motor ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft on their services from the city of Zürich to the Obersee.[2]

To the west of the Sternenbrücke, the canal passes through the Frauenwinkel nature reserve, with its important bog landscape.

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  • The Hurden peninsular with canal crossing it; Seedamm in background.
    The Hurden peninsular with canal crossing it; Seedamm in background.
  • The canal and Sternenbrücke in winter.
    The canal and Sternenbrücke in winter.
  • The LS Stäfa, a local restaurant barge, transiting the canal.
    The LS Stäfa, a local restaurant barge, transiting the canal.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Die Geschichte von Hurden" [The history of Hurden]. www.uch.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Interkantonale Vereinbarung über die Schiffahrt auf dem Zürichsee und dem Walensee" [Inter-cantonal agreement regarding navigation on Lake Zurich and Lake Walen] (in German). 6 October 1980. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Seedamm wird saniert" [Causeway is being renovated]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 9 March 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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47°12′27″N 8°47′38″E / 47.207505°N 8.793831°E / 47.207505; 8.793831

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