The Stadsbrug is a road bridge over the Oude Maas, located directly next to the Dordrecht Railway Bridge in the Dutch province of South Holland. It connects the cities of Dordrecht and Zwijndrecht. The bridge was put into use in 1939 and was part of the A16 until 1977. Because the traffic on the A16 became too high for the bridge, the Drecht tunnel was constructed under the Oude Maas. Since then, the bridge has served as a local connection between the two cities.
The bridge has a movable part in addition to a fixed part, this is a double bascule bridge. The lifting bridge on the Rotterdam-Dordrecht railway line is located directly next to the Stadsbrug.
The bridge has been given different names in the Drechtsteden. For example, the residents of Zwijndrecht call the structure the 'Dordrechtse bridge' and the residents of Dordrecht then refer to it as the 'Zwijndrechtse bridge'. The official name of Rijkswaterstaat (the owner of the bridge) is Verkeersbrug Dordrec...Read more
The Stadsbrug is a road bridge over the Oude Maas, located directly next to the Dordrecht Railway Bridge in the Dutch province of South Holland. It connects the cities of Dordrecht and Zwijndrecht. The bridge was put into use in 1939 and was part of the A16 until 1977. Because the traffic on the A16 became too high for the bridge, the Drecht tunnel was constructed under the Oude Maas. Since then, the bridge has served as a local connection between the two cities.
The bridge has a movable part in addition to a fixed part, this is a double bascule bridge. The lifting bridge on the Rotterdam-Dordrecht railway line is located directly next to the Stadsbrug.
The bridge has been given different names in the Drechtsteden. For example, the residents of Zwijndrecht call the structure the 'Dordrechtse bridge' and the residents of Dordrecht then refer to it as the 'Zwijndrechtse bridge'. The official name of Rijkswaterstaat (the owner of the bridge) is Verkeersbrug Dordrecht. The railway bridge located next to the city bridge is also called 'The Canopy Bed' by the residents of Dordrecht.
The City Bridge was recreated in 1996 for the miniature city of Madurodam.
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