Magere Brug - Moving Bridges on Waymarking.com

This bridge acrosses the river Astel. It is wooden and in old Dutch style. The bridge is famous because of its history.

1691: The first bridge was built.
1871: bridge was demolished and replaced.
1934: the bridge was demolished and replaced
1969: last major renovation
2003: limited to pedestrians and cyclists

Legends tell about two wealthy sisters living on the opposite sides of the river. They built a bridge to be able to visit each other more easily.

Wikipedia: (visit link)

Bridge Type: Drawbridge (Bascule Bridge) Built: 01/01/1934 Span: 100m Pedestrian Traffic: yes Bicycle Traffic: yes Vehicular Traffic: no Railway Traffic: no

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