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Bryggebroen
Coordinates55°39′41.5″N 12°34′0.0″E / 55.661528°N 12.566667°E / 55.661528; 12.566667
CarriesPedestrian and bicycle traffic
CrossesCopenhagen Harbour
LocaleIslands Brygge
Havneholmen
Characteristics
Designsteel structure
Total length190 metres (620 ft)
Width5.5 metres (18 ft)
Clearance below5.45 metres (17.9 ft)
History
DesignerDissing + Weitling[1]
OpenedSeptember 14, 2006
Location
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Bryggebroen (lit.: The Quay Bridge) is the newest bridge[2] in Copenhagen inner harbor, and is a 190 metres (620 ft) combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge directed east-west. The bridge is joined to Kalvebod Brygge (west) and Islands Brygge (east) and thus connects Vesterbro on Zealand and Amager. The bridge has become a popular place for attaching love padlocks.[3]

The bridge, which opened to public on 14. September 2006, is 5.5 metres (18 ft) wide, divided by a pedestrian path and cycling path and constructed as a swing bridge, to allow larger sailing vessels to pass. The name of the bridge was determined, after a vote in the Danish newspaper Politiken, where more than 200 suggestions were submitted. The name Bryggebroen was elected, because it connects the two quays (lit.: brygger) Islands Brygge and Kalvebod Brygge.

When the bridge was opened, the area surrounding it was still a construction site, which created a need for a construction of a temporary wooden bridge on the west-side. Also it was necessary to create a temporary path, south of the shopping mall Fisketorvet. Both construction resulting in additional expenses of approx. DKK 8 mio. (approx. EUR 1 mio.).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Bryggebroen", Dissing+Weitling Architecture, www.dw.dk, retrieved 8 August 2009
  2. ^ "Første bro i 50 år". Copenhagen X. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. ^ Behrendtzen, Stine (2010-10-08). "Kærlig tendens låser sig fast til havnebro". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  4. ^ bryggebladet.dk, 7 2007 Om de midlertidige adgangsveje Template:Da
  5. ^ www2.kk.dk Københavns kommune om ekstrabevilling til Bryggebroen Template:Da