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LOL, holy crap! where is that?
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[center][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3][cool]In Germany[/size][/green][/font].[/center]
[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]The bridge is known as the Magdeburg Water Bridge and provides a link between two German shipping canals, the Elbe-Havel canal and the [/size][/green][/font][url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittellandkanal"][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Mittellandkanal[/size][/green][/font][/url][font "Arial"][#000080][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3].
It's the longest and largest boat bridge in the world.
Connecting the two important canals has been envisioned since the early part of the last century and construction was actually begun in the 1930's but was hindered by two world wars and then the Cold War that split Germany into the East and the West.
The bridge is a kilometer long and cost more than $500 million Euros.
Without the bridge commercial traffic was dependent on the Elbe river, which was not reliable throughout the year because of occasions of low water levels, and which sometimes stranded boats and barges.[/size][/green][/font] [/#000080][/font]
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I would love to see that thing closed down just long enough to sneak a float tube in there.[cool]
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[black][size 3]I wonder if anyone has snuck a planner board or small downrigger on one of those ferries and done some trolling yet ?[/size][/black]
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I doubt it. A few years ago I had an exchange student from Germany in my class and he told us that to fish in Germany you had to be 18 years old and pass a national fishing test. He also said that most waters are not open to public fishing so the private pond owners really make a ton of cash. The first thing that happened when he got here was go the the fish and game office, explain why he was here, and they sold him a resident license. He loves the USA!
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Do they serve fish with saurkraut? yum yum [crazy]
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Hey bro! In Germany, the saurkraut goes with fish just like a tortilla goes with tacos. Yum Yum.[cool]
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