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April 2003

Revolving Boatlift

How a revolving boatlift works.

By Tracy Staedter

It resembles an amusement park ride, but the Falkirk Wheel in Falkirk, Scotland, is the world's only revolving boatlift. It opened in May 2002, and now performs a task that previously required 11 locks: moving boats along the 35 meters of vertical height between the Forth and Clyde and the Union canals.

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