Knippelsbro
Sign in to saveKnippelsbro (English: Knippel Bridge) is a bascule bridge across the Inner Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Børsgade (English: Stock Exchange Street) on Zealand-side Slotsholmen to Torvegade (English: Market Street) on Christianshavn. It is one of only two bridges to carry motor vehicles across the harbour in central Copenhagen, the other being Langebro.
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Knippelsbro
- Bridge.image
- Knippelsbro Copenhagen.jpg
- Bridge.carries
- Motor vehicles, pedestrian and bicycle traffic
- Bridge.crosses
- Copenhagen Inner Harbour
- Bridge.locale
- SlotsholmenChristianshavn
- Bridge.designer
- Kaj Gottlob
- Bridge.design
- Bascule bridge
- Bridge.length
- 115 m
- Bridge.width
- 27 m
- Bridge.open
- December 17, 1937
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- 1620: The first bridge
- 1712: The second bridge
- 1816: The third bridge
- 1869: The Burmeister & Wain bridge
- 1908: The Axel Berg bridge
- 1937: The current bridge
- Name
- Cultural references
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Knippelsbro (English: Knippel Bridge) is a bascule bridge across the Inner Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Børsgade (English: Stock Exchange Street) on Zealand-side Slotsholmen to Torvegade (English: Market Street) on Christianshavn. It is one of only two bridges to carry motor vehicles across the harbour in central Copenhagen, the other being Langebro.
The bridge, the fifth on the site, is 115 metres long and was inaugurated in 1937.