Engineering Marvel

[phrog]

Having grown up in East Tennessee, I'm accustomed to seeing the TVA dams and the locks that allow boats to go from a high water level to a low water level and vice versa. But I have never seen anything like the link between two canals in Scotland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWXcC8nv6U4

[Cochese]

The Falkirk Wheel is indeed awesome.

While you're on water-based engineering, I personally like the Magdeburg Water Bridge.

[big tim]

And then there is the Lift Lock in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Lift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnf2fFnPykA
Cheers,

Tim

[phrog]

These things make me wonder how much pressure is expressed on the abutments or other support device. It must be tremendous.