Bicycle Snake

Cykelslangen (lit.: Bicycle Snake) is a bridge across the Copenhagen Gasværkshavnen and is a 220-metre (720 ft) combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge directed east–west. The bridge is joined to Kalvebod Brygge (west) and Havneholmen (east).[1]

Bicycle Snake
A cyclist on the Bicycle Snake
Coordinates 55°39′45″N 12°33′49″E
CarriesPedestrian and bicycle traffic
CrossesGasværkshavnen
LocaleHavneholmen
Official nameCykelslangen
Characteristics
Total length220 metres (720 ft)
Width4.6 metres (15 ft)
Clearance below7 metres (23 ft)
History
DesignerDissing+Weitling
Opened28 June 2014

The bridge was designed by Dissing+Weitling and opened to the public on 28 June 2014. The project cost 32 million Danish krone ($5.74 million).[1]

References

  1. "Copenhagen's New Bike Skyway Makes Commuting Look Fun". Wired. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2019.


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