Bryggebroen
Bryggebroen | |
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| Coordinates | 55°39′41.5″N 12°34′0.0″E / 55.661528°N 12.566667°E |
| Carries | Pedestrian and bicycle traffic |
| Crosses | Copenhagen Harbour |
| Locale | Islands Brygge Havneholmen |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | steel structure |
| Total length | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| Width | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
| Clearance below | 5.45 metres (17.9 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Dissing + Weitling[1] |
| Opened | September 14, 2006 |
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Bryggebroen (lit.: The Quay Bridge) is the newest bridge[2] in Copenhagen inner harbour 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
- ^ "Bryggebroen", Dissing+Weitling Architecture, www.dw.dk, retrieved 8 August 2009
- ^ "Første bro i 50 år". Copenhagen X. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Behrendtzen, Stine (2010-10-08). "Kærlig tendens låser sig fast til havnebro". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2012-03-22.
- ^ bryggebladet.dk, 7 2007 Om de midlertidige adgangsveje Template:Da
- ^ www2.kk.dk Københavns kommune om ekstrabevilling til Bryggebroen Template:Da
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