Markiezaatskade
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- Bridge.bridge_name
- Markiezaatskade
- Bridge.native_name_lang
- nl
- Bridge.image
- Markiezaatskade-02.jpg
- Bridge.caption
- Aerial view
- Bridge.crosses
- Eastern Scheldt Estuary
- Bridge.owner
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Bridge.engineering
- Deltadienst
- Bridge.builder
- Several contractors
- Bridge.begin
- 1980
- Bridge.complete
- 1983
- Bridge.open
- 1983
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The is a compartmentalisation dam in The Netherlands, situated between South Beveland and , near Bergen op Zoom. The dam was constructed as part of the Delta Works, and has a length of .
The dam was conceived as an auxiliary dam to permit the construction of the Oesterdam, and encloses the Markiezaat area of Bergen op Zoom. Without this structure, the location of the Oesterdam would have been situated more to the west, which would have resulted in negative ecological impacts for shellfish and resulted in significantly higher costs for the dam. In combination with the Oesterdam, Philipsdam and Volkerakdam, it divides the waters of Zeeland and South Holland. thumb|Location of the Oesterdam and Markiezaatskade works Construction of the Markiezaatskade commenced in 1980. In March 1982, during construction, a part of the dam was destroyed by a storm. Construction on the dam was completed by March 30, 1983.