Queen Juliana Bridge

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Coordinates: 12 ° 6 ′ 40 ″  N , 68 ° 55 ′ 55 ″  W.

Queen Juliana Bridge
Koningin Julianabrug
Queen Juliana Bridge Koningin Julianabrug
Queen Juliana Bridge, in the foreground: Queen Emma Bridge (2013)
Official name Queen Julianabrug
use Road bridge
Convicted Sint Annabaai
place Willemstad
overall length 500 m
height 56.4 m
opening 1974
toll No
location
Queen Juliana Bridge (Lesser Antilles)
Queen Juliana Bridge

Weight: 3400 t

The Queen Juliana Bridge (Dutch Koningin Julianabrug ) is a road bridge in the Sint Annabaai Bay in the city of Willemstad on Curaçao , Kingdom of the Netherlands . It connects the districts of Punda and Otrabanda .

The bridge was commissioned on April 30, 1974. The previous building collapsed in 1967, killing 15 workers.

It was named after Juliana , Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

See also

Web links

Commons : Queen Juliana Bridge  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. The Curacao Difference: BRIDGES ( Memento from July 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive )