The history of bridge 19 in Amsterdam bears a resemblance to that of bridge 18. According to painter Herman Misset, the bridge once bore the year 1791 in the arch, but the drawing is missing a date. Another drawing by him from the period 1891 to 1901 and also a photo by Pieter Oosterhuis from around 1870 show a girder bridge. In 1887 comments were already made about this bridge being too high for traffic. The current bridge dates from July 1977 when, after a few months of work, a new arch bridge with a passage was built.
Brug 18 bij de Blauwburgwal (anno 1891) en Brug 19 bij de Herengracht (anno 1791)
Het Stadsarchief Amsterdam is het historisch documentatie- centrum van de stad Amsterdam met 50 kilometer archieven, een historisch- topografische collectie met miljoenen kaarten, tekeningen, en prenten, een bibliotheek en omvangrijke geluids-, film- en fotoarchieven.
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