This large dike is located in the northern part of the Netherlands and was built to put an end to the disasters caused by flooding. In addition, a four-lane highway runs along this dike.
The The length of the dike is 32 kilometers, has a 90 meters wide and a few 7 m high measured at sea level, approximately. It has a highway connecting the provinces of North Holland and Friesland. The highway has four lanes of traffic and a bike lane.
At each end of this impressive structure there are two locks, Den Oever and Kornwerderzand, which were built to allow water to flow through so that ship traffic would not be interrupted.
About 5,000 workers and about 23 million cubic meters of sand.
Construction on this dam began in 1920, and it was not inaugurated until September 1933.
