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Encyclopedia > Zeeland Bridge

The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch: Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands, and the third longest in Europe. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland. Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands. ... Noord-Beveland is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. ... For the U.S. towns of the same name see Zeeland, Michigan and Zeeland, North Dakota respectively. ...


The Zeeland Bridge was built between 1963 and 1965. It has a total length of 5,022 meters, and consists of 48 spans of 95 meters, 2 spans of 72.5 meters and a movable bridge with a width of 40 meters.


The province of Zeeland paid for the construction of the bridge, and the costs were recovered by levying tolls.


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Bridge photos, Bridge postcards -- Bridgepix.com (255 words)
The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch: Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands.
It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland.
The province of Zeeland paid for the construction of the bridge, and the costs were recovered by levying tolls.
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Frederick IX Bridge spans the Guldborgsund strait between the islands of Falster and Lolland at Nykøbing Falster
Sallingsund Bridge between the island Mors and the Salling peninsula on the mainland Jutland
Svendborgsund Bridge between the town of Svendborg on Fyn and Vindeby on the island of Tåsinge
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