Pont-canal du Sart

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Le pont-Canal du Sart à Houdeng (La Louvière, Hainaut en Belgique) est un pont-canal en poutres. Il a été construit entre 1998 et 2002, en utilisant la technique du béton précontraint, ce qui est une innovation dans cette catégorie de ponts. La réalisation du pont-canal achève la modernisation du canal du Centre qui relie le bassin de l'Escaut à celui de la Meuse.

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Boat Lifts on the Canal du Centre

The lifts on the Canal du Centre are a series of four hydraulic boat lifts near the town of La Louvière in Belgium which are classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. All four are located on the Canal du Centre in Belgium's historic sillon industriel industrial belt.

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Houdeng-Aimeries

Houdeng-Aimeries is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The village contains two UNESCO World Heritage sites; its 16.93 m high boat lift was listed in 1998, together with the other three hydraulic boat lifts on the Canal du Centre near La Louvière, and Bois-du-Luc is a former coal mine today preserved as one of the four Walloon mining sites listed in 2012 under the Major Mining Sites of Wallonia.

Historic Site Industrial

Houdeng-Gœgnies

Houdeng-Gœgnies is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of La Louvière, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. At Houdeng, there is a 156-metre-tall radio tower, which is insulated against ground, as it was built as antenna for a mediumwave transmitter working on 1125 kHz with 20 kW.

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Strépy-Bracquegnies

Strépy-Bracquegnies is a village in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a district of the municipality of La Louvière in the province of Hainaut. It is around 6 km west of the centre of La Louvière, and around 50 km south-west of Brussels.

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Morlanwelz train collision and runaway

On 27 November 2017, a Belgian passenger train ran away during recovery operations following a collision at a level crossing. After 14 kilometres, it collided with a stationary train at Strépy-Bracquegnies, killing two and injuring seven. The accident was caused by a failed coupling.

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Le pont-canal du Sart à Houdeng permet le franchissement par le canal du Centre modernisé de la vallée du Thiriau du Sart et du carrefour routier (rond-point) entre la N55 (Le Rœulx-Binche) et la N535 (La Louvière-Parc industriel de Bracquegnies) à proximité de l'accès autoroutier (autoroute E19-E42 : Paris-Bruxelles : sortie no 21).

Bibliographie

Un canal entre ciel et terre, dans "Chantiers de France", septembre 2002, n. 353 Le pont-canal du Sart à Houdeng-Aimeries (Belgique), dans "Travaux", décembre 2001, n. 781 Portail de la Belgique Portail des ponts Portail des lacs et cours d'eau Portail du Hainaut