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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84" title="قناة كيل – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قناة كيل" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_de_Kiel" title="Canal de Kiel – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Canal de Kiel" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kil_kanal%C4%B1" title="Kil kanalı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kil kanalı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2" title="কিল খাল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কিল খাল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Кільскі канал – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Кільскі канал" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Кільскі канал – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Кільскі канал" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0" title="कील नहर – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="कील नहर" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Килски канал – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Килски канал" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_de_Kiel" title="Canal de Kiel – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Canal de Kiel" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal" title="Kiel Canal – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kiel Canal" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielsk%C3%BD_pr%C5%AFplav" title="Kielský průplav – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kielský průplav" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camlas_Kiel" title="Camlas Kiel – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Camlas Kiel" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielerkanalen" title="Kielerkanalen – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kielerkanalen" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Ostsee-Kanal" title="Nord-Ostsee-Kanal – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nord-Ostsee-Kanal" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanal_Po%C5%82nocne_-_Baltiske_m%C3%B3rjo" title="Kanal Połnocne - Baltiske mórjo – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Kanal Połnocne - Baltiske mórjo" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieli_kanal" title="Kieli kanal – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kieli kanal" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B9_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9A%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Κανάλι του Κιέλου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κανάλι του Κιέλου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_de_Kiel" title="Canal de Kiel – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Canal de Kiel" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kila_Kanalo" title="Kila Kanalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kila Kanalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielgo_ubidea" title="Kielgo ubidea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kielgo ubidea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%84_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84" title="کانال کیل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کانال کیل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_de_Kiel" title="Canal de Kiel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Canal de Kiel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%82%AC_%EC%9A%B4%ED%95%98" title="킬 운하 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="킬 운하" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D5%BB%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D6%81%D6%84" title="Քիլի ջրանցք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քիլի ջրանցք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0" title="कील नहर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कील नहर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielski_kanal" title="Kielski kanal – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kielski kanal" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terusan_Kiel" title="Terusan Kiel – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Terusan Kiel" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%ADlarskur%C3%B0urinn" title="Kílarskurðurinn – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kílarskurðurinn" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canale_di_Kiel" title="Canale di Kiel – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Canale di Kiel" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9C" title="תעלת קיל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="תעלת קיל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%AE%E1%83%98" title="კილის არხი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კილის არხი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canalis_Germanicobalticus" title="Canalis Germanicobalticus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Canalis Germanicobalticus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B6%C4%ABles_kan%C4%81ls" title="Ķīles kanāls – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ķīles kanāls" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylio_kanalas" title="Kylio kanalas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kylio kanalas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieli-csatorna" title="Kieli-csatorna – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kieli-csatorna" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Килски Канал – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Килски Канал" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A9_%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84" title="قناة كيل – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="قناة كيل" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%AE%E1%80%B8%E1%80%90%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="ကီးတူးမြောင်း – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ကီးတူးမြောင်း" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noord-Oostzeekanaal" title="Noord-Oostzeekanaal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Noord-Oostzeekanaal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E9%81%8B%E6%B2%B3" title="キール運河 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="キール運河" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuurd-Uastsia-Kanaal" title="Nuurd-Uastsia-Kanaal – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Nuurd-Uastsia-Kanaal" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielkanalen" title="Kielkanalen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kielkanalen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielkanalen" title="Kielkanalen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kielkanalen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal_%C3%ABd_Kiel" title="Canal ëd Kiel – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Canal ëd Kiel" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noord-Oostsee-Kanal" title="Noord-Oostsee-Kanal – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Noord-Oostsee-Kanal" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="font-size: larger; background-color: #CEDEFF">Nord-Ostsee-Kanal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S_0008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S_0008.jpg/250px-13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S_0008.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S_0008.jpg/375px-13-09-23-Fotoflug-Nordsee-RalfR-N3S_0008.jpg 1.5x, 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data-file-width="1814" data-file-height="1407" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Current map of Kiel Canal in Schleswig-Holstein</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 270px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="270" data-height="200" data-zoom="7" data-overlays="["_5130f4aa0a1c703cd0749f89cd2c22dbc2dd7c29"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Kiel_Canal&revid=1273038034&groups=_5130f4aa0a1c703cd0749f89cd2c22dbc2dd7c29" width="270" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,7,a,a,270x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Kiel_Canal&revid=1273038034&groups=_5130f4aa0a1c703cd0749f89cd2c22dbc2dd7c29 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">98.26 km (61.06 miles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum <a href="/wiki/Length_overall" title="Length overall">boat length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">235 m (771 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum <a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">boat beam</a></th><td class="infobox-data">32.5 m (107 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum <a href="/wiki/Draft_(hull)" title="Draft (hull)">boat draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9.5 m (31 ft)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction began</th><td class="infobox-data">1887</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date completed</th><td class="infobox-data">1895<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1895</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date extended</th><td class="infobox-data">1907–14</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Start point</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brunsb%C3%BCttel" title="Brunsbüttel">Brunsbüttel</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">End point</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Holtenau" title="Holtenau">Holtenau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Kiel Canal</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Nord-Ostsee-Kanal</i>, <small><a href="/wiki/Literal_translation" title="Literal translation">lit.</a> </small>'North Sea – Baltic Sea Canal', formerly the <b><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal</i></span></b>) is a 98-kilometer-long (61 mi) <a href="/wiki/Fresh_water" title="Fresh water">fresh water</a> <a href="/wiki/Canal" title="Canal">canal</a> that links the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North Sea</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Nordsee</i></span>) to the <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Ostsee</i></span>). It runs through the <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> <a href="/wiki/States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein" title="Schleswig-Holstein">Schleswig-Holstein</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Brunsb%C3%BCttel" title="Brunsbüttel">Brunsbüttel</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Holtenau" title="Holtenau">Holtenau</a> district of <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a>. It was constructed from 1887 to 1895 and widened from 1907 to 1914. In addition to the two sea entrances, at <a href="/wiki/Oldenb%C3%BCttel" title="Oldenbüttel">Oldenbüttel</a> the Kiel Canal is linked to the navigable <a href="/wiki/Eider_(river)" title="Eider (river)">River Eider</a> by the short <a href="/wiki/Gieselau_Canal" title="Gieselau Canal">Gieselau Canal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bsiwg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bsiwg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An average of 460 km (290 mi) is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the <a href="/wiki/Jutland" title="Jutland">Jutland Peninsula</a>. This saves time and fuel, avoids storm-prone seas, and avoids passing through the <a href="/wiki/Danish_straits" title="Danish straits">Danish straits</a>. The Kiel Canal is one of the world's most frequented <a href="/wiki/Artificial_waterway" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial waterway">artificial waterways</a> with an annual average of 32,000 ships (90 daily), transporting approximately 100 million <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a> of goods.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first connection between the North and Baltic Seas was constructed while the area was ruled by <a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93Norway" title="Denmark–Norway">Denmark–Norway</a>. It was called the <a href="/wiki/Eider_Canal" title="Eider Canal">Eider Canal</a> and used stretches of the <a href="/wiki/Eider_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Eider River">Eider River</a> for the link between the two seas. Completed during the reign of <a href="/wiki/Christian_VII_of_Denmark" title="Christian VII of Denmark">Christian VII of Denmark</a> in 1784, the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Eiderkanal</i></span> was a 43 km (27 mi) part of a 175 km (109 mi) waterway from Kiel to the Eider River's mouth at <a href="/wiki/T%C3%B6nning" title="Tönning">Tönning</a> on the west coast. It was only 29 m (95 ft) wide with a depth of 3 m (9.8 ft), which limited the vessels that could use the canal to 300 <a href="/wiki/Tonnage" title="Tonnage">tonnes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bridging_Divides_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bridging_Divides-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After 1864, the <a href="/wiki/Second_Schleswig_War" title="Second Schleswig War">Second Schleswig War</a> put Schleswig-Holstein under the government of <a href="/wiki/Prussia" title="Prussia">Prussia</a> (from 1871 the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>). A new canal was sought by merchants and by the <a href="/wiki/Kaiserliche_Marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaiserliche Marine">German navy</a>, which wanted to link its bases in the Baltic and the North Sea without the need to sail around <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bridging_Divides_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bridging_Divides-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction_and_expansion">Construction and expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Construction and expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg/220px-Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg/330px-Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg/440px-Germany_1890_-_1914_HU68382.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="933" /></a><figcaption>The official opening of the canal with the imperial ship <i>SMY Hohenzollern</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In June 1887, construction started at <a href="/wiki/Holtenau" title="Holtenau">Holtenau</a>, near Kiel. The canal took over 9,000 workers eight years to build. On 20 June 1895, <a href="/wiki/Kaiser" title="Kaiser">Kaiser</a> <a href="/wiki/William_II,_German_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="William II, German Emperor">Wilhelm II</a> officially opened the canal for transiting from <a href="/wiki/Brunsb%C3%BCttel" title="Brunsbüttel">Brunsbüttel</a> to Holtenau. The next day a ceremony took place in Holtenau, where Wilhelm II named the waterway the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal</i></span> (after his grandfather, <a href="/wiki/Kaiser" title="Kaiser">Kaiser</a> <a href="/wiki/William_I,_German_Emperor" title="William I, German Emperor">Wilhelm I</a>), and laid the final stone.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British director <a href="/wiki/Birt_Acres" title="Birt Acres">Birt Acres</a> filmed the opening of the canal; the <a href="/wiki/Science_Museum_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="Science Museum (London)">Science Museum</a> in London preserves <a href="/wiki/Opening_of_the_Kiel_Canal" title="Opening of the Kiel Canal">surviving footage</a> of this early film.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first vessel to pass through the canal was the <a href="/wiki/Aviso" title="Aviso">aviso</a> <a href="/wiki/SMS_Jagd" title="SMS Jagd">SMS <i>Jagd</i></a>, sent through in late April (before the canal officially opened) to determine if it was ready for use. In May, the <a href="/wiki/Ship%27s_tender" title="Ship's tender">tender</a> <a href="/wiki/SMS_Otter_(1877)" title="SMS Otter (1877)"><i>Otter</i></a> also passed through the canal. </p><p>To cope with the increasing traffic and the demands of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a>, between 1907 and 1914 the canal was widened by Germany to allow <a href="/wiki/Dreadnought_battleship" class="mw-redirect" title="Dreadnought battleship">dreadnought battleships</a> to pass through, allowing them to travel between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea without having to go around Denmark. Two larger <a href="/wiki/Canal_lock" class="mw-redirect" title="Canal lock">canal locks</a> in Brunsbüttel and Holtenau were installed to complete the enlargement.<sup id="cite_ref-kiel-canal.de_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiel-canal.de-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal,_Published_1920.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg/325px-Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg" decoding="async" width="325" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg/488px-Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg/650px-Admiralty_Chart_No_2469_Kaiser_Wilhelm_Canal%2C_Published_1920.jpg 2x" data-file-width="16225" data-file-height="11110" /></a><figcaption>The canal as shown in a nautical chart published in 1920</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="After_World_War_I">After World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: After World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles" title="Treaty of Versailles">Treaty of Versailles</a> required the canal to be open to vessels of commerce and of war of any nation at peace with Germany, while leaving it under German administration.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The United States opposed this proposal to avoid setting a precedent for similar concessions on the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) The government under <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a> repudiated its international status in 1936, but the canal was reopened to all traffic after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kiel-canal.de_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiel-canal.de-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1948, the current name was adopted. </p><p>The canal was partially closed for a period in March 2013 after two lock gates failed at the western end near Brunsbüttel. Ships larger than 125 m (410 ft) were forced to navigate via <a href="/wiki/Skagerrak" title="Skagerrak">Skagerrak</a>, a 450 km (280 mi) detour. The failure was blamed on neglect and a lack of funding by the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet of Germany">German Federal Government</a>, which had been in financial dispute with the state of Schleswig-Holstein regarding the canal. <a href="/wiki/German_Transport_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="German Transport Ministry">Germany's Federal Transport Ministry</a> promised rapid repairs.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operation">Operation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The canal is governed by detailed traffic rules. Each vessel using the canal is categorized into one of six traffic groups according to its dimensions. Larger ships are obliged to accept <a href="/wiki/Maritime_pilot" title="Maritime pilot">pilots</a> and specialized canal helmsmen, in some cases even the assistance of a <a href="/wiki/Tugboat" title="Tugboat">tugboat</a>. Furthermore, there are regulations regarding the passing of oncoming ships. Larger ships may also be required to moor at the <a href="/wiki/Bollard" title="Bollard">bollards</a> provided at intervals along the canal to allow the passage of oncoming vessels. Special rules apply to pleasure craft.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All permanent, fixed bridges crossing the canal since its construction have a clearance of 42 m (138 ft). </p><p>Maximum length for ships passing the Kiel Canal is 235.50 m (772.6 ft), with the maximum width (<a href="/wiki/Beam_(nautical)" title="Beam (nautical)">beam</a>) of 32.50 m (106.6 ft); these ships can have a draught of up to 7.00 m (22.97 ft). Ships up to a length of 160.00 m (524.93 ft) may have a draught up to 9.50 m (31.2 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-SeeSchStrO_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SeeSchStrO-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Bulker" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulker">bulker</a> <i>Ever Leader</i> (deadweight 74001 t) is considered to be the cargo ship that to date has come closest to the overall limits.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KielCanalView.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/KielCanalView.jpg/500px-KielCanalView.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/KielCanalView.jpg/750px-KielCanalView.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/KielCanalView.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="255" /></a><figcaption>View west-southwest from the aft lounge of the cruise ship <i><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Dream" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Dream">Norwegian Dream</a></i></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Crossings">Crossings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Crossings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Kiel_Canal" title="Special:EditPage/Kiel Canal">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Kiel+Canal%22">"Kiel Canal"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Kiel+Canal%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Kiel+Canal%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Kiel+Canal%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Kiel+Canal%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Kiel+Canal%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg/220px-Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg/330px-Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg/440px-Eisenbahnbr%C3%BCcke_Rendsburg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Rendsburg_High_Bridge" title="Rendsburg High Bridge">Rendsburg High Bridge</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_(um_1900).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg/220px-Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg/330px-Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg/440px-Levensauer_Hochbr%C3%BCcke_%28um_1900%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3528" data-file-height="2599" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Levensau_High_Bridge" title="Levensau High Bridge">Levensau High Bridge</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Several railway lines and federal roads (<a href="/wiki/Autobahn" title="Autobahn">Autobahnen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe" title="Bundesstraße">Bundesstraßen</a>) cross the canal on eleven <a href="/wiki/Fixed_link" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed link">fixed links</a>. The bridges have a clearance of 42 m (138 ft) allowing for ship heights up to 40 m (130 ft). The oldest bridge still in use is the <i>Levensau High Bridge</i> from 1893; however, the bridge will be replaced in the course of a canal expansion already underway.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In sequence and in the direction of the official kilometre count from west (Brunsbüttel) to east (Holtenau) these crossings are: </p> <ul><li><i>Brunsbüttel High Bridge</i>, four lane crossing of <a href="/wiki/Bundesstra%C3%9Fe_5" title="Bundesstraße 5">Bundesstraße 5</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hochdonn_High_Bridge" title="Hochdonn High Bridge">Hochdonn High Bridge</a></i> of the <a href="/wiki/Marsh_Railway" title="Marsh Railway">Marsh Railway</a></li> <li><i>Hohenhörn High Bridge</i> for <a href="/wiki/Bundesautobahn_23" title="Bundesautobahn 23">Autobahn 23</a></li> <li><i>Grünental High Bridge</i> for railway line <a href="/wiki/Neum%C3%BCnster" title="Neumünster">Neumünster</a>-<a href="/wiki/Heide" title="Heide">Heide</a> and Bundesstraße 204</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rendsburg_High_Bridge" title="Rendsburg High Bridge">Rendsburg High Bridge</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/Neum%C3%BCnster%E2%80%93Flensburg_railway" title="Neumünster–Flensburg railway">Neumünster–Flensburg railway</a>, from which a <a href="/wiki/Transporter_bridge" title="Transporter bridge">transporter bridge</a>, used by local traffic, is suspended</li> <li><i>Kanaltunnel Rendsburg</i>, road tunnel for Bundesstraße 77 (four lanes)</li> <li><i>Rendsburg pedestrian tunnel</i> <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Rade High Bridge</i> for <a href="/wiki/Bundesautobahn_7" title="Bundesautobahn 7">Autobahn A7</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Levensau_High_Bridge" title="Levensau High Bridge">Levensau High Bridge</a></i> from 1893 for the <a href="/wiki/Kiel%E2%80%93Flensburg_railway" title="Kiel–Flensburg railway">Kiel–Flensburg railway</a> and a local road</li> <li><i>New Levensau High Bridge</i> for Bundesstraße 76 (four lanes)</li> <li><i>Holtenau High Bridges</i>, two parallel bridges with three car lanes each as well as pavements for pedestrians and cyclists</li></ul> <p>Local traffic is also served by 14 ferry lines. Most noteworthy is the “<a href="/wiki/Transporter_bridge" title="Transporter bridge">hanging ferry</a>” (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Schwebefähre</i>, literally: "hovering ferry") that is hanging underneath the <i><a href="/wiki/Rendsburg_High_Bridge" title="Rendsburg High Bridge">Rendsburg High Bridge</a></i>. This hanging ferry was replaced after a collision with a ship in 2016, and returned to service in 2022. All ferries are run by the Canal Authority and their use is free of charge.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_canals_in_Germany" title="List of canals in Germany">List of canals in Germany</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiel_Canal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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