The Construction Of A New Harbour At Nørre Sundby, Jutland

TEKNISK P’BLIOTEK Danmarks ieùr.iske Højskole I he provincial town of Nørre Sundby, situated on the north side of Ihe Limfjord, which traverses Jutland from Hals at Kattegat to the North Sea, has, in spite of its favorable situation with a large back country, been retarded in its development on account of its inferior harbour conditions. This difficulty is now overcome, as the town has recently built a new modern harbour; it has a main quay of 700 feet in length, and the waler depth in the new harbour-basin is 24 feet. From Hals lo Nørre Sundby the Lim- fjord is navigable for ships 24 feel deep; this distance, about 4 geo- graphical miles, is well lighted by guiding lights, and allows naviga- tion at all limes. The »East-Asiatic Company’s« large route-boats touch at Nørre Sundby for cargoes of cement from the company’s own new cement factory, that uses Nørre Sundby as loading-port, 'rhe new quay is provided with railway tracks in direct connection with Ihe railways south and north of the Limfjord. Nørre Sundby must now be considered the natural harbour for import and ex- port for the largest part of Ihe country north of the Limfjord. The construction of this harbour necessitated proportionately large expenses for Ihe town, on account of the difficulties in the natural condition ol the harbour-bed, which have required foundations of an extraordinary kind. As it may possibly interest others to be made acquainted with this work, we shall give a short description of the construction below. The problem consisted in building a new harbour basin with a quay 700 feet long in a water depth of 24 feet — besides about 200 feel quay on small depths — and a pier as a protection against movement in the bottom. Furthermore a piece of land had to be produced, the harbour basin excavated, as well as the entrance to