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Hurden ship canal

Coordinates: 47°12′27″N 8°47′38″E / 47.207505°N 8.793831°E / 47.207505; 8.793831
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The Hurden ship canal 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. 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 village of Hurden, thus placing the village on an artificial island.[1]

Th canal is spanned by the Sternenbrücke, which also 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][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Die Geschichte von Hurden". http://www.uch.ch/ (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Tages-Anzeiger (March 9, 2010): Seedamm wird saniert


47°12′27″N 8°47′38″E / 47.207505°N 8.793831°E / 47.207505; 8.793831