Bryggebroen

With the building of Bryggebroen (Quay Bridge), Copenhagen acquired a new bridge over the harbour for the first time in fifty years. The bridge stretches in a light arc from Havneholmen to Islandsbrygge creating a desirable short cut for pedestrians and cyclists between two of the most recently developed harbour fronts of central Copenhagen.

The bridge is designed as a steel structure with a trapezoidal spine from which light decks are cantilevered. The structure provides sufficient navigational clearance height below, while the maximum slope for wheel chair users is maintained for the pedestrian deck above. An integrated girder housing sweeps below the swing span, enclosing the pivot mechanism above the water level.
The deck parapet is topped by a handrail incorporating a continuous lighting fixture which at night reveals  the bridge as a thin strip of light spanning the dark harbor.

The bridge has two navigational spans for water vessel traffic. A fixed span with a width of 21 m and a clearance height of 5.45 m for small vessels and the city’s water bus. For masted and larger vessels a swing bridge span opens to provide a navigational clearance width of 35 meters.

In 2006 D+W was recognised with a diploma for the Bryggebroen from the National Capital Beautification Committee (Foreningen til Hovedstadens Forskoennelse).