OurTour marvel at the submersible bridge on the Corinth canal, Greece
We visited the Corinth canal while we toured Greece. As well as the usual shot from the bridge high over the top of it, we also nipped to watch the bridge at Isthmia which is lowered into the water for the ships to pass over. It's noisy but I could sit and watch it all day. For more details and photos from our tour around Europe, Morocco and Tunisia in a motorhome please visit our website OurTour.co.uk
Submersible Bridge at Corinth Canal, Greece
A submersible bridge is a type of movable bridge that lowers the bridge deck 8 metres below the water level to permit ships to use the waterway.
Submersible Bridges at Corinth , Greece
GREECE: The very unique submersible BRIDGE of the CORINTH (Κόρινθος) CANAL ????️
SUBSCRIBE: - The Corinthos (Κόρινθος) canal submersible bridge (Greece). Watch this bridge as it is being submerged and resurfaced again so that ships can travel over it. Filmed on Sunday, May 26, 2013.
The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island. The canal was dug through the Isthmus at sea level and has no locks.
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Submersible bridge Isthmia Corinth Canal - Βυθιζόμενη Γέφυρα Ίσθμια
The Corinth Canal in Greece cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. Built between 1881 and 1893, the Corinth Canal is considered a great technical achievement for its time. Although the canal saves the 700-kilometer journey around the Peloponnese, it is too narrow for modern ocean freighters, as it can only accommodate ships of a width of up to 16.5 meters and a draught of 7.3 meters. Aside from the canal's narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslips from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic anticipated by its operators.
Ships can only pass through the canal one at a time on a one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by tugs. The canal is nowadays mostly used by tourist ships, with 11,000 ships using the canal every year.
In 1988, two submersible bridge were constructed exist across the Corinth Canal, one at each end, in Isthmia and Corinth. The bridge lowers the bridge deck 8 meters below water level to permit waterborne traffic to use the waterway.
The primary advantage of lowering the bridge instead of lifting it above is that there is no structure above the shipping channel and thus no height limitation on ship traffic. This is particularly important for sailing vessels. Additionally, the lack of an above-deck structure is considered aesthetically pleasing. However, the presence of the submerged bridge structure limits the draft of vessels in the waterway.
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Ενα μικρό βίντεο από την βυθιζόμενη γέφυρα στα Ισθμια της Κορίνθου. Το αστείο είναι ότι, κάθε φορά που η γέφυρα ανεβαίνει, εγκλωβίζονται ψαράκια και οι άνθρωποι που περνούν τα μαζεύουν και τα ξαναρίχνουν στην θάλασσα!
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Corinth canal Submersible bridge
The Corinth Isthmus canal is a man-made canal that divides Peloponnese from mainland Greece. The canal save a 700km journey around Peloponnese. However, because it can accommodate ships only up to 17.6 m wide, it is used mainly by tourist ships and yachts.
At the two ends, there are two submersible bridges, that lower up to 9.5 m below the surface of the canal, and ships cross over it.
As the bridge rises, sometimes it catches fish. This time, the sea gull was unlucky: there were no fish.
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Corinth Canal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Corinth Canal (Greek: Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου, Dhioryga tis Korinthou) is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, thus effectively making the former peninsula an island. The builders dug the canal through the Isthmus at sea level; no locks are employed. It is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) in length and only 21.4 metres (70 ft) wide at its base, making it impassable for most modern ships. It now has little economic importance.
The canal was mooted in classical times and an abortive effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD. Construction finally got under way in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders. It was completed in 1893 but, due to the canal's narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators. It is now used mainly for tourist traffic.
Corinth Isthmus canal submersible bridge lowering in the water
The Corinth Isthmus canal is a man-made canal that divides Peloponnese from mainland Greece. The canal save a 700km journey around Peloponnese. However, because it can accommodate ships only up to 17.6 m wide, it is used mainly by tourist ships and yachts.
At the two ends, there are two submersible bridges, that lower up to 9.5 m below the surface of the canal, and ships cross over it.
You can watch the bridge rising from the water here:
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