Zeelandbrug

bridge, Netherlands

Also known as: Zeeland Bridge

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The Zeelandbrug (Zeeland Bridge) is a bridge in the Netherlands that spans the Eastern Schelde. Completed in 1965, it is 5,022 meters (16,472 feet) long and connects the islands of Schouwen and Duiveland with Noord-Beveland. The Eastern Schelde itself is a channel that was once an estuary of the Schelde River, extending about 50 km (30 miles) to the North Sea. The Zeelandbrug was part of the larger Delta Works project, which aimed to protect the southwestern Netherlands from flooding. Unlike the Western Schelde, the Eastern Schelde was largely closed off by dams as part of this project, transforming it into a tidal saltwater area.1

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Eastern Schelde
The Zeelandbrug (Zeeland Bridge), which crosses the Eastern Schelde and extends 5,022 metres (16,472 feet) between Schouwen and Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, was opened in 1965.
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The Zeelandbrug (Zeeland Bridge), which crosses the Eastern Schelde and extends 5,022 metres (16,472 feet) between Schouwen and Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, was opened in 1965.
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