Zeeland Bridge

Bridge in Schouwen-Duiveland and, Noord-Beveland

Zeeland Bridge

Zeelandbrug

The Zeeland Bridge in May 2014

Coordinates| 51°36′40″N 3°53′23″E﻿ / ﻿51.61111°N 3.88972°E﻿ / 51.61111; 3.88972
Crosses| Eastern Scheldt estuary
Locale| Schouwen-Duiveland and
Noord-Beveland
Heritage status| Rijksmonument [1]
Characteristics
Material| Concrete
Total length| 5,022 metres (16,476 ft)
Longest span| 95 metres (312 ft)
No. of spans| 51
Piers in water| 54
Load limit| 50 tonnes (49 long tons; 55 short tons)
No. of lanes| 2
History
Constructed by| Van Hattum en Blankevoort NV and
NV Amsterdamsche Ballast Maatschappij[2]
Construction start| 1963
Construction end| 1965
Inaugurated| 15 December 1965
Statistics
Toll| no
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.[3] 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.[4]

Side view | Zeeland Bridge (bascule bridge part) | Side view

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Dutch Rijksmonument 532197

## References

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1. ^ National heritage
2. ^ Rijkswaterstaat Beeldarchief
3. ^ "The Zeeland Bridge". Zeeland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. ^ "Zeelandbrug". Deltawerken Online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

## External links

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* Zeelandbrug Youtube

Dams and bridges of the Oosterschelde

| West
Oosterscheldekering
N57 | Zeelandbrug
N256 | East
Oesterdam
N659

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Records

Preceded by

Saratov Bridge

|  Europe’s longest bridge
1965 – 1972  | Succeeded by

Öland Bridge
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