Zeeland Bridge

Zeeland Bridge
Zeeland Bridge
	The Zeeland Bridge in May 2014
Coordinates	51°36′40″N 3°53′23″E / 51.61111°N 3.88972°ECoordinates: 51°36′40″N 3°53′23″E / 51.61111°N 3.88972°E
Crosses	Eastern Scheldt estuary
Locale	Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland
Characteristics
Total length	5,022 metres
No. of spans	50
History
Construction start	1963
Construction end	1965
Inaugurated	15 December 1965
Location

The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch: Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands. The bridge spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland.

The Zeeland Bridge was built between 1963 and 1965. It was inaugurated on 15 December 1965 by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and was originally called Eastern Scheldt Bridge (Dutch: Oosterscheldebrug) before being renamed the Zealand Bridge on 13 April 1967.^[1] At the time of its completion, it was the longest bridge in Europe. It has a total length of 5,022 metres, and consists of 48 spans of 95 metres, 2 spans of 72.5 metres and a movable bridge with a width of 40 metres.

The province of Zeeland borrowed the money for the construction of the bridge. The loan was repaid by levying tolls for the first 24 years.^[2]

Side view

Zeeland Bridge (bascule bridge part)

Side view

References[]

^ "The Zeeland Bridge". Zeeland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "Zeelandbrug". Deltaverken Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links[]

Zeelandbrug Youtube

Records
Preceded by Saratov Bridge	Europe’s longest bridge 1965 – 1972	Succeeded by Öland Bridge

[1] "The Zeeland Bridge". Zeeland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

[2] "Zeelandbrug". Deltaverken Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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