De Beulingsluis – Bridge 27 | Amsterdam
Bridge number 27 (De Beulingsluis) brug nummer 27 It’s been quite some time since we last had a bridge bearing a name. For those with keen observation, you may have already caught a glimpse of this particular bridge when we covered Krijtbergsluis (Bridge number 3) since it stands at the opposite end of the Beulingsloot.Numbers…
Bridge 26: The Unnamed Crossing That Once Honoured Philips Vingboons
Bridge number 26. (Brug zesentwintig) Unnamed. Again on the ‘gentleman’s canal’. Another slightly unloved bridge that is neither named nor a monument. The bridge was unofficially designated as the Vingboons Bridge, after the architect Philips Vingboons, who designed the ‘Vingboon’ houses at Herengracht 362-370 all of which are national monuments. In 2016 however, this bridge…
The Rachel Ruyschbrug – Bridge 25 | Amsterdam
Bridge 25: The Rachel Ruyschbrug, Where Wolf Pelts Once Traded and a Painter Still Presides Further along the Herengraght we have a municipal monument although it is an unnamed bridge. The bridge became a monument on October 10, 1995, in part due to its striking cantilevers on the pillars. A Fixed Bridge on the Herengracht…
Brug Vierentwintig – Bridge 24 | Amsterdam
Bridge 24: An Unnamed Crossing at the Heart of Amsterdam’s Golden Age Amsterdam is known for its many beautiful bridges, but some are more well-known than others. Bridge 24, located in the heart of the city, is a hidden gem that often goes unnoticed by visitors. In this article, we’ll explore the history of Bridge…
Brug drieëntwintig – Bridge 23 | Amsterdam
So as you know there was a delay in pictures for bridge 23 caused by logistics of the bridge not being between bridges 22 and 24.Bridge 22 is located in the Kinkerstraat and spans the Bilderdijkgracht in Amsterdam West. It’s relatively new for Amsterdam (1929) and was built by Piet Kramer, who built eight of…
Warmoesbrug – Bridge 22 | Amsterdam
Okay so Warmoesbrug is not near Warmoestraat just in case you thought that might be the case. The bridge owes its name to the Warmoesgracht, which was renamed Raadhuisstraat after being filled in so the bridge is located in the Raadhuisstraat and spans the Herengracht. It is super close to Dam square but also not…
Brug Eenentwintig – Bridge 21 | Amsterdam
Bridge number 21 is poor relation to Brug 20 the Anton Jolingbrug is both unnamed and unlike its larger counterpart it is not a municipal monument. Like many of the joined bridges in Amsterdam the two bridges have some shared history. Also interesting about this bridge is the way it was widened which you can…
Anton Jolingbrug – Bridge 20 | Amsterdam
The Anton Jolingbrug is another bridge over the Herengracht. It again has been here for centuries although it was lowered and widened in 1886 along with the next bridge (21). The bridge was designated a municipal monument in 1995 and then in 2016/2017, the bridge was named after the famous architect Antonius Jacobus (Anton J.)…
Brug negentien – Bridge 19 | Amsterdam
Unnamed bridge. Connected to Hans van Mierlo Bridge 18. Bridge 19 in Amsterdam is located in the eastern bank of the Herengracht spanning Blauwburgwal it forms a whole with bridge 18 on the southern quay of the Blauwburgwal and across the Herengracht. These corner style bridge connections are frequent so that unlike say bridge 17…
Hans van Mierlobrug – Bridge 18 | Amsterdam
Our first bridge spanning Herengracht the Van Mierlobrug (brug 18). Just like bridge 10 & bridge 11 this bridge forms a whole with next bridge 19 which is on the eastern quay of Herengracht and across Blauwburgwal. Built in the 70’s it is not a monument although obviously given it’s in the world famous canal ring…
West-Indische huisbrug – Bridge 17 | Amsterdam
West Indian house bridge – Brug 17 This bridge connects the western quay of the Herengracht with the Herenmarkt and crosses the Brouwersgracht. There is also a bridge over the Brouwersgracht in the eastern quay of the Herengracht the Melkmeisjesbrug (Bridhe 16). Although there is no bridge over the Herengracht itself here which can make…
Melkmeisjesbrug – Bridge 16 | Amsterdam
Melkmeisjesbrug (Milk maids bridge)Bridge number 16 (Brug Zestien) is our first pedestrian bridge! Exciting. Yeah okay just me then. Also this marks a turning point, quite literally, as this bridge is off the Singel and we are now at the eastern quay of Herengracht as this bridge spans Brouwersgracht. The bridge is named after the…
Brug vijftien – Bridge 15 | Amsterdam
Bridge 15 is unnamed and located in the western quay of the Singel where it spans the Brouwersgracht. It is located across the narrowest part of that canal and is barely 10 meters wide it’s around the corner from the much larger Haarlemmersluis (bridge 14). The Modest Marvel at the Meeting of Waters: A Deep…
Haarlemmersluis – Bridge 14 | Amsterdam
Bridge 14: The Haarlemmersluis The Haarlemmersluis occupies a position that most Amsterdam bridges do not: it is both a bridge and a lock, a fixed road crossing and a working piece of water management infrastructure. Situated where the Singel meets the Open Havenfront, near the junction with the Brouwersgracht and the edge of the Haarlemmerdijk…
Brug dertien – Bridge 13 | Amsterdam
Bridge 13: The Bridge You Cross to Reach Amsterdam Every day, vast numbers of people pass through Amsterdam Centraal. Most of them, whether they realise it or not, cross Bridge 13 as part of the journey between the station’s western exits and the city. The bridge spans the Open Havenfront, the narrow channel of water…