Oesterdam
Sign in to saveThe (English: Oyster Dam) is a compartmentalisation dam in The Netherlands, situated between Tholen and South Beveland in the eastern part of the Eastern Scheldt. The dam, with a length of 10.5 kilometres, is the longest structure built for the Delta Works. The Oesterdam was necessitated, like the Philipsdam, after the decision was taken to close off the Eastern Scheldt with a storm surge barrier, rather than a solid dam.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Oesterdam is referenced by 16 other articles, and connects out to Volkerakdam, Oosterschelde and English language.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 29 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Dams completed in 1986, Dams in Zeeland and Delta Works.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Oesterdam
- Bridge.native_name_lang
- nl
- Bridge.image
- Oesterdam-01.jpg
- Bridge.caption
- The Oesterdam
- Bridge.carries
- N659 road
- Bridge.crosses
- Eastern Scheldt Estuary
- Bridge.owner
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Bridge.engineering
- Deltadienst
- Bridge.builder
- Several contractors, including:Zanen Verstoep,Baggermaatschappij Holland bv, andVolker Stevin Baggeren
- Bridge.begin
- 1979
- Bridge.complete
- 1986
- Bridge.open
- 1989 (fully open with N569 road constructed over the dam)
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Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Delta Works
- Named after
- oyster
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Tholen
- Body of water
- Scheldt–Rhine Canal
- Image
- Oesterdam-01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Oesterdam
- located in/on physical feature
- Oosterschelde
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Encyclopedic overview
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The (English: Oyster Dam) is a compartmentalisation dam in The Netherlands, situated between Tholen and South Beveland in the eastern part of the Eastern Scheldt. The dam, with a length of 10.5 kilometres, is the longest structure built for the Delta Works. The Oesterdam was necessitated, like the Philipsdam, after the decision was taken to close off the Eastern Scheldt with a storm surge barrier, rather than a solid dam.
For navigation of recreational boats and fishing vessels between the Scheldt–Rhine Canal and the Eastern Scheldt, the dam contains a small lock near its northern end, the . Located adjacent to the dam near its southern end are a pair of large locks, the , constructed to separate the canal's brackish water to the south from the freshwater to the north.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oesterdam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
29 mapped locations
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