Waterstreetcross minden

Central buildings of the Wasserstraßenkreuzes Minden are the old Trogbrücke and the parallel new Trogbrücke. Both lead the Mittellandkanal over the Weser. The usual traffic only uses the new bridge. After the Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg it's the biggest waterstreetcross in Europe.

Canal bridge

Old bridge

New bridge

Connection canal North

The Connection canal North at the Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden is in the west of the canal bridge the shortest connection between Mittellandkanal and Weser. It's 1.2 km long makes the approach to the Abstiegsthafen possible.

Schachtschleuse

Weserschleuse Minden

Connectioncanal South

Apart from the Schachtschleuse on the left Weser bank is the Connectioncanal South on the right Weser band with two locks is also a connection between Mittellandkanal and Weser. Between the both locks is the Industriehafen Minden and the mouth area to the Weser to the old Weser harbor with the meanwhile economically given up Weser shipyard.

Upper lock

Lower lock

Indusryhabor

Pumpworks

The Mainpumpwork

The Helppumpwork

Informationcentre

Leo-Sympher-Memorial

Weblinks

* [http://www.wsa-minden.de/bauwerke/wasserstrassenkreuz/index.html Bauwerke im Zuständigkeitsbereich des Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamtes Minden]
* [http://www.amtage.de/Wasserstrassenkreuz_Minden/wasserstrassenkreuz_minden.html Luftbild des Wassserstrassenkreuzes in Minden, und weiterführende Informationen]