Westhafen Canal

The Westhafenkanal ( WHK ) is a federal waterway waterway class Vb in Berlin and is managed by the Water and Shipping Authority Berlin.

Location and History

The Westhafenkanal is 2.9 km long and has a water depth of 3.75 meters. It leads from the Spree River just east of the lock Charlottenburg Berlin West Harbour and flows east of the Northern sea route bridge in the attitude of the River Spree in Berlin - Spandau navigation channel. A few hundred meters in front of discharges under the southern straits bridge the direct drive from Berlin- Spandau Ship Canal to the West Harbour, the 240 -meter-long western port connection channel ( TRC ) of class IV, a.

The construction was begun in 1938, but then stopped because of World War II and only completed 1954-1956. The boat trip from the lower River Spree to the West had to take the port for larger vessels unsuitable and three kilometers long detour through the Charlottenburg connecting passage before.

About the channel lead several bridges, including the Nonnendamm bridge Mörsch bridge, the bridge Goerdeler, the Saatwinklerdamm Bridge. Under the channel passes a subway line.

As part of the road project German No.17 of Westhafenkanal is widened until 2013 at its northern shore.