• Design: double counterweight lift • Construction cost: 152 million
Deutsche Mark • Vertical lift: max. (depending on the water level of the Elbe) • Trough size: usable length x usable width x water depth • Gate safety: The catch ropes at the trough gates reduce the usable length of the trough by . • Total weight of the trough filled with water: • Total moving weight of a trough, the water contained, and associated parts: approx. • Weight of one counterweight of which there are 224 per trough: approx. , giving a total of per trough • Dimensions of one counterweight: • Thickness of the steel cables: • Source of power: Per trough, 4 electric motors of each, giving a total of • Time taken to lift or lower a trough: 3 minutes • Time taken to pass through the lift: 15–20 minutes • Visitors per year: approx. 500,000 ==See also==