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[[image:JD 2024 04 Rotterdam 2.JPG|thumb|2024. One leaf of the bascule bridge. Part of the [[Koningshaven Bridge (Rotterdam)|Koningshaven lift bridge]] is just visible on the left]] | [[image:JD 2024 04 Rotterdam 2.JPG|thumb|2024. One leaf of the bascule bridge. Part of the [[Koningshaven Bridge (Rotterdam)|Koningshaven lift bridge]] is just visible on the left]] | ||
The Koninginnebrug (Queens Bridge) connects the Noordereiland (Northern Island) with the South of Rotterdam, crossing the river Nieuwe Maas. The old Koninginnebrug opened in 1876, was a swing bridge. The new bridge (1929) is a double bascule bridge with a counterweight of 800 tons in each part. Bridge keepers formerly operated the bridge from the four control rooms with the green copper roof tops. The architect was | The Koninginnebrug (Queens Bridge) connects the Noordereiland (Northern Island) with the South of Rotterdam, crossing the river Nieuwe Maas. The old Koninginnebrug opened in 1876, was a swing bridge. The new bridge (1929) is a double bascule bridge with a counterweight of 800 tons in each part. Bridge keepers formerly operated the bridge from the four control rooms with the green copper roof tops. The architect was Albert Hendrik van Rood. <ref>[https://rotterdampages.com/architecture-koninginnebrug-rotterdam/] Rotterdam Pages: A bridge for the Queen</ref> | ||
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The Koninginnebrug (Queens Bridge) connects the Noordereiland (Northern Island) with the South of Rotterdam, crossing the river Nieuwe Maas. The old Koninginnebrug opened in 1876, was a swing bridge. The new bridge (1929) is a double bascule bridge with a counterweight of 800 tons in each part. Bridge keepers formerly operated the bridge from the four control rooms with the green copper roof tops. The architect was Albert Hendrik van Rood. [1]
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