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Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk Wheel viewed from the Clyde Canal

Falkirk Wheel close-up of gondolas during rotation

There is a total of 7 images

General Information

Function / usage:	Lift lock
Completed in:	2002
Status:	in use

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location:	Falkirk, Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Address:	Lime Road
Part of:	Union Canal

Technical Information

There currently is no technical data available.

Participants

Architecture

RMJM Scotland Limited

Structural engineering

Tony Gee and Partners LLP

Consulting engineers

Ove Arup & Partners

Co-contractor

Steel construction

Butterley Engineering

Pot bearings

RW Sollinger Hütte GmbH

Mechanical engineering

Bennett Associates

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

Falkirk Weel - Die Neuerfindung des Rades, in "Bautechnik", December 2000, n. 12 v. 77
Cooper, N. & Prosser, R. The Falkirk Wheel, UK, in "Structural Engineering International", August 2003, n. 3 v. 13

Internal Information

Structure-ID:	s0010136
Created:	02/09/2003
Last Updated:	05/03/2013

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