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The Veluwemeer Aqueduct, Harderwijk, Netherlands.

The aqueduct was named after the lake it serves, while the lake was named after the Veluwe region of Gelderland, due south of the lake. The Veluwemeer Aqueduct was built using 776,922 cubic ft (22,000 cubic m) of concrete and steel sheet piling to hold the water's weight above the roadway and prevent sediment from bleeding onto the road. The Aqueduct is a shallow 9.83 feet (3 m) deep water bridge allowing small boats and other shallow-draft water vehicles to pass over the road safely and efficiently.

During the planning phase for the project, drawbridges, ferries, and tunnels were considered possible solutions to allow the road to cross the lake fully. However, these were decided against, and the novel approach of building a short aqueduct over the road was selected. Because the N302 is a significant highway, stopping traffic flow using a drawbridge or ferry solution was deemed unrealistic and inefficient.

This structure does not set any records, it does stand as one of the shortest aqueducts in the world (55.7 feet - 17 m). Not to mention one of the world's most interesting.

I'd like to visit someday, how about you? Fall looks gorgeous, too. To

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