stackyFACTSThe Magdeburg Water Bridge is a massive navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects two vital canals over the Elbe River. Ships literally sail across the colossal water-filled bridge, effectively creating an aquatic highway suspended securely above another flowing river.
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