Langebro ( lit. ' Long Bridge ' ) is a bascule bridge across the Inner Harbour of Copenhagen , Denmark , connecting Zealandside H. C. Andersens Boulevard to Amagerside Amager Boulevard . It is one of only two bridges to carry motor vehicles across the harbour in central Copenhagen, the other being Knippelsbro .
12-450: Long Bridge may refer to: Bridges [ edit ] Denmark [ edit ] Langebro ( Long Bridge ), Copenhagen United Kingdom [ edit ] Barnstaple Long Bridge , Devon Bideford Long Bridge , Devon Long Bridge, a former bridge in the location of the present Queen's Bridge, Belfast United States [ edit ] Long Bridge (Potomac River) , one of
24-447: A new arsenal at the site as a replacement for Christian IV's Arsenal on Slotsholmen which had become too small. The southernmost portion of Christianshavns Enveloppe was removed and the area reclaimed and New Arsenal (Ny Tøjhus) was inaugurated in 1888. It was joined by the Army's Rifle Factory in 1991 and the Army's Technical Corps in 1909. Amager Boulevard was constructed in 1906–07. When
36-458: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Langebro Completed in 1690, the first bridge located roughly where Langebro is today was known as Kalvebodbro (Kalvebod Bridge) and connected the Western Rampart's Rysensteen Bastion on Zealand with Christianshavn Rampart 's Christianshavns Vold#Kalvebod Bastion on Christianshavn . It
48-517: The Amager Boulevard on the other side of the harbor. It was a swing bridge resting on nine stone pillars. The swing bridge was both used for both trams and the Amagerbanen railroad . With growing automobile traffic, the new bridge soon became outdated and a new temporary bridge was constructed in 1930. The bridge was subject to sabotage on 23 March 1945. The temporary bridge was replaced by
60-988: The 14th Street Bridges in Washington, D.C. Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (near New Orleans) Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine Serbia [ edit ] Long Bridge, Belgrade , the oldest permanent bridge in Belgrade, built in 1688 Towns [ edit ] Long Bridge, in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana , United States See also [ edit ] Long–Allen Bridge (disambiguation) , several bridges named for Huey P. Long and Oscar K. Allen Longbridge (disambiguation) Uzunköprü Bridge , Turkey Topics referred to by
72-461: The New Arsenal redevelopment and entered from the other side of the block.. The Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel (No, 70) is from 1973. There are plans to extend it with 10 extra floors. Statens Serum Institut (No, 80). The oldest of its buildings is from 1902 and was designed by Andreas Clemmensen . Kvinderegensen (No. 110) is from 1932 which was originally reserved for female students. The building
84-462: The current Langebro in 1954. Lille Langebro pedestrian and cycling bridge north of Langebro was completed in 2019. Amager Boulevard Amager Boulevard is a street on Amager in Copenhagen , Denmark . It begins at Langebro Bridge and initially follows Stadsgraven east to a Y-junction from where it continues inland to Amagerbrogade while the street Ved Stadsgraven continues along
96-462: The new Langebro was constructed in 1954, Amager Boulevard was connected directly to it by a ramp. Langebrohus (No. 2) is from 1906 and was designed by Thorvald Gundestrup who also designed several other large properties that line Islands Brygge . Then follows the headquarters of the IT company SimCorp (Weidekampsgade 16), the labour union HK (Weidekampsgade 8), KL and Deloitte which are all part of
108-458: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Long Bridge . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Bridge&oldid=1107194119 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
120-465: The water to the Christmas Møllers Plads . The southernmost portion of Christianshavns Enveloppe , a low rampart in front of Christianshavns Vold and Stadsgraven , was formerly located at the site where Amager Boulevard runs today. In front of it was a shallow-watered area. Amager's shoreline was then located approximately where Artillerivej runs today. In the 1880s, it was decided to build
132-458: Was a wooden structure with a drawbridge in the middle that allowed ships to pass. The bridge was built for the military but was also open to civilian pedestrians. The bridge was refurbished several times. It was widened in 1875–76. Plans for a new Langebro were first presented in 1885 but not realized until 1903. The new bridge was located 400 ft to the south of the old one, Vestre Boulevard (now H. C. Andersens Boulevard) and connected to
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#1732844207405144-710: Was designed by Helge Bojsen-Møller and the rooms were designed by Rigmor Andersen . The Norwegian House (No. 111) is a meeting place for Norwegians in Copenhagen. It is operated by the Association of Norwegians in Denmark , an organisation founded in 1863. The building is from Mønten Kollegium No. 115 was built for the Royal Mint in 1923. The Historicist building was designed by Martin Borch . The Royal Mint moved to Vrøndby in 1975 and
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