Angenietje Swarthofbrug – Bridge 67 | Map and location
The Angenietje Swarthofbrug is located in the northern quay of the Leidsegracht and spans the Prinsengracht. The bridge forms a whole with bridge 122 and bridge 93 both of which are in the quays of Prinsengracht over Leidsegracht. As with most of the central canal belt bridges there has been a bridge at this location…
Angenietje Swarthofbrug – Bridge 67 | Amsterdam
The Angenietje Swarthofbrug road bridge is located in the northern quay of the Leidsegracht and runs over the Prinsengracht. The bridge forms a whole with bridge 122 and the bridge 93 both of which are in the quays of Prinsengracht over Leidsegracht. The bridge had an untraceable none historic name and until April 2016 it…
Brug 66 – Bridge 66 | History and information
Balthasar Florisz. from Berckenrode drew a bridge here on his map from 1625, then located over the Prince Graft from Run Straet to Loyers Graft. The bridge is also shown in a drawing by G. Warnars, Noah van der Meer and P. den Hengst, which also capture the fire in the Amsterdamsche Schouwburg, located on…
Brug 66 – Bridge 66 | Map and location
Bridge 66 is located on the Runstraat and spans the Prinsengracht. In contrast to the bridges north of its, this bridge does connect to a through traffic route, namely that of the northern quay of the Looiersgracht. Like most of our previous bridges there has been a bridge here for centuries. Balthasar Florisz. from Berckenrode…
Brug 66 – Bridge 66 | Amsterdam
Bridge 66 is a road bridge and is located on the Runstraat and crosses over the Prinsengracht. In contrast to the bridges north of its, this bridge does not connect to a road on the other side of Prinsengracht directly, instead it leads to the northern quay of the Looiersgracht. As you can see from…
Berensluis – Bridge 65 | Information and history
Bridge 65 Berensluis information and history The current incarnation of this bridge dates from around 1950 when it was rebuilt in the late summer. Dienst der Publieke Werken designed the bridge and at the time Piet Kramer was still responsible for the aesthetics of bridges. He is not mentioned by name however and his influence…
Berensluis – Bridge 65 | Map and location
Berensluis/Bridge 65 map and location ///cobbles.fled.however Berensluis connects Berenstraat and Elandsgracht spanning the Prinsengracht. It, like many of the crossings in the canal ring world heritage site, has been here for centuries. First appearing on the 1649 map of Joan Blaeu. #Berensluis #brug65 #bridge65 #65 #bridgesofamsterdam #maps #阿姆斯特丹 #worldmaps #netherlands #amsterdam #traveling #maps #trip #adventure…
Berensluis – Bridge 65 | Amsterdam
Bear Lock Forming the connection between the Berenstraat and the Elandsgracht and spanning the Prinsengracht, the Berensluis is relatively new. Well this version is anyway, dating from 1950, but of course there has been a bridge in this location since at least 1649 as it appears on Joan Blaeu’s map at that time. The bridge…
De Reesluis – Bridge 64 | Information and history
Bridge 64 De Reesluis information and history There has been a bridge at this location for centuries. Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode drew the bridge on his map in 1625 when the bridge is shown as extension of the Rhee Straet over the Prince Graft. Thanks to a painting by Reinier Nooms from about 1664 and…
De Reesluis – Bridge 64 | Map and location
De Reesluis/Bridge 64 map and location ///land.fortress.driven Like most of the centre of Amsterdam’s hostoric canal ring there has been a bridge here for centuries. Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode drew the bridge on his map in 1625 when the bridge is shown as an extension of the Rhee Straet over the Prince Graft. Fast forward…
De Reesluis – Bridge 64 | Amsterdam
De Reesluis (Bridge 64 The Roe Lock) The bridge is named after the deer as the southern part of the Jordaan there were many tanners who processed deer hides. The name of the nearby Looiersgracht also refers to this tanning activity. It is a continuation of Reestraat over the Prinsengracht in the city centre canal…
Nieuwe-Wercksbrug – Bridge 63 | Information and history
Bridge 63 information and history The bridge’s modern history began when the municipality chose Rozengracht as the connecting road between Amsterdam-Centre and West. The Rozengracht was filled in and a breakthrough was forced for the Raadhuisstraat. This choice resulted in #bridge63 having to be widened and reinforced. To this end, a tender was issued in…
Nieuwe-Wercksbrug – Bridge 63 | Map and location
Brug 63/Bridge 63 map and location ///sponsors.leaflet.decimal Connecting Westermarkt with Rozengracht Nieuwe-Wercksbrug #brug63 spans the Prinsengracht near the Westertoren. Of course it is no surprise that like most of the bridges we have encountered so far there has been a bridge for centuries. So old in fact the local neighbourhood has had time to change…
Nieuwe-Wercksbrug – Bridge 63 | Amsterdam
Nieuwe-Wercksbrug (Bridge 63) The name of bridge 63 comes from the old name for the neighbourhood opposite the Westerkerk. At the time of construction, the Jordaan was known as the Nieuwe Werck. So it could have easily been named Jordaanbrug if it was built now. The Nieuwe-Wercksbrug is a fixed bridge in Amsterdam centre connecting…
Brug tweeënzestig – Bridge 62 | Information and history
Bridge 62 information and history Not a huge amount to add that hasn’t already been covered for #bridge62 Until April 2016 it was known as the Grote Brouwerssluis. When the municipality of Amsterdam decided that names that could not be traced should be deleted the bridge became known by number alone. Unlike many of the…