Philipsdam

thumb|The lock under construction on Philipsdam thumb|the lake Krammer (Netherlands)|Krammer and Philipsdam

Key facts

Bridge.bridge_name: Philipsdam
Bridge.native_name_lang: nl
Bridge.image: Philipsdam-03.jpg
Bridge.caption: The Philipsdam
Bridge.carries: N257
Bridge.owner: Rijkswaterstaat
Bridge.architect: F.W. de Vlaming (locks and buildings)F.L. Halenbeek (Landscape)
Bridge.engineering: Deltadienst
Bridge.builder: Several contractors, including:Combinatie Zinkcon bvAannemers Combinatie Zinkwerken bvJ. Heijmans bvBaggermaatschappij 'Holland' bv.
Bridge.begin: 1976
Bridge.complete: 1987

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Contents

History, design, and construction
Design and optioneering
The need for the dam
Optioneering and preliminary design
Construction
Locks
Environmental impacts
See also
References
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thumb|The lock under construction on Philipsdam thumb|the lake Krammer (Netherlands)|Krammer and Philipsdam

The is a compartmentalisation dam constructed as part of the Delta Works in the Netherlands. It separates water of the lakes Krammer and Volkerak from the Oosterschelde, and connects the Grevelingendam to Sint Philipsland.