Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel
The Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel, Hollandse IJsselkering or Algerakering is a storm surge barrier located on the Hollandse IJssel, at the municipal boundary of Capelle aan den IJssel and Krimpen aan den IJssel, east of Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The construction of the works comprised the first project of the Delta Works, undertaken in response to the disastrous effects of the North Sea flood of 1953. Prior to 1954, the spelling Hollandsche was used in the official name.
The Stormvoedkering Hollandse IJssel with the bascule bridge in the open position
The Stormvloedkering Hollandse IJssel
Water level gauge at the Algera Bridge
The towers lit in red to show that the barrier is closed
The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea. Constructed between 1954 and 1997, the works consist of dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, and storm surge barriers located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.
Zeeland Bridge
Oosterscheldekering
Scale model of the Maeslantkering
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