Munkholmbroen
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 25 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 44 ″ E
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| use | two-lane road (Munkholmvej) , cycle path, footpath | |
| Crossing of | Isefjord | |
| place | Holbæk ( Holbæk Kommune ), Langtved ( Lejre Kommune ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 114 m | |
| width | 12.2 m | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | 39.6 m | |
| Headroom | 3.45 m | |
| start of building | 1951 | |
| completion | 1952 | |
| opening | June 4th 1952 | |
| planner | Holbæk Amt (client), Anker Engelund | |
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Munkholmbroen ( German Munkholm Bridge ) is a two-lane road bridge that runs on the Danish island of Zealand over the Tempelkrog in the Isefjord and connects the southeast of Holbæk with the Hornsherred peninsula and Lejre Kommune . The superstructure of the reinforced concrete bridge consists of three white steel arches, which was completed in 1952 according to plans by Denmark's leading bridge builder Anker Engelund . Two dams lead to the 114 meter long bridge, which are 140 meters long (from Holbæk across the Munkholm headland ) and 35 meters (to the east from Langtved). A folding segment was dispensed with in the design, which means that the negligible shipping south of the structure only has a clearance height of 3.45 meters.
history
The economic crisis in the mid-1930s prompted Holbæk City Council and Holbæk Office to build a bridge to reduce unemployment in the region. The project, approved in 1937, was initially criticized because of concerns from conservationists who saw a rare butterfly species on the Munkholm headland endangered. In addition, dealers from Roskilde feared the loss of customers from the hinterland to Holbæk. Despite resistance, but with the support of the Ministry of Public Works , today's Ministry of Transport, the construction company Christiani & Nielsen began with the work, which soon came to a standstill. Because of the soft subsoil, the short concrete pillars did not find a firm hold in the fjord, whereupon the company was released from its contract. The outbreak of the Second World War and the resulting steel shortage led to the permanent cessation of work in 1943.
After the war, Anker Engelund presented a new design in 1947, which four years later led to the construction of today's bridge. After a year of construction, the building was inaugurated on June 4, 1952 by the Minister for Public Works Jørgen Jørgensen . The Holbæk Office contributed a quarter of the construction costs and the state Vejfonden three quarters .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Henrik Lange: Facta om Munkholmbroen . In Highways.dk , accessed December 14, 2011 (Danish)
- ^ Lars Bugge: Kort og godt om danske broer . 2nd Edition. Aschehoug Dansk Forlag A / S, Copenhagen 2000, ISBN 87-11-16234-1 , Munkholmbroen, p. 34 ff . (Danish).
- ↑ Henrik Lange: Portræt af Munkholmbroen ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In Highways.dk , accessed December 14, 2011 (Danish)
- ↑ a b Erik Johannesen: Danmarks Broer . 1st edition. Borgens Forlag, Copenhagen-Valby 1994, ISBN 87-418-0153-9 , Munkholmbroen, p. 65 ff . (Danish).
- ↑ Danmarks Vej- og Bromuseum : Munkholmbroen ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on December 14, 2011 (Danish)
