Bryggebroen ( lit.: ''The Quay Bridge'') is one of the new bicycle/pedestrian bridges in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

inner harbour and is a combined pedestrian and bicyclist bridge directed east-west. The bridge is joined to ''

Kalvebod Brygge Kalvebod Brygge (literally "Kalvebod Quay") is a waterfront area in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name also refers to a section of the Ring 2 ring road which follows the waterfront from Langebro in the north to the H. C. Ørst ...

'' and Cykelslangen bridge (west) and ''

Islands Brygge Islands Brygge (English: Iceland's Quay) is a harbourfront area in central Copenhagen, Denmark, located on the north-western coast of Amager. The neighbourhood is noted for its waterfront park Havneparken, which is one of the most popular areas ...

'' (east) and thus connects Vesterbro on

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

and

Amager Amager ( or, especially among older speakers, ) in the Øresund is Denmark's most densely populated island, with more than 212,000 inhabitants (January 2021) a small appendage to Zealand. The protected natural area of ''Naturpark Amager'' (includi ...

. The bridge has become a popular place for attaching

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. The bridge which opened to public on 14 September 2006 is wide, divided by a pedestrian path and cycling path and constructed as a

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

to allow larger sailing vessels to pass. The name of the bridge was among the suggestions in a naming project organized by the Danish daily ''

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'' in which more than 200 suggestions were submitted. The name ''Bryggebroen'' was elected by the newspaper as the winner because it connects the two quays (lit.: ''brygger'') ''Islands Brygge'' and ''Kalvebod Brygge''. The Copenhagen street name committee then accepted the name and it became official. When the bridge was opened, the area surrounding it was still a construction site which created a need for a construction of a temporary wooden bridge on the west side. Also, it was necessary to create a temporary path, south of the shopping mall ''

Fisketorvet Fisketorvet - Copenhagen Mall is a shopping centre located on Kalvebod Brygge waterfront in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is Denmark's third largest shopping center by size. Fisketorvet - Copenhagen Mall regularly hosts events for the guests such as: ...

''. Both construction resulting in additional expenses of approx. DKK 8 mio. (approx.

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Københavns kommune om ekstrabevilling til Bryggebroen

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Bridges in Copenhagen Cyclist bridges in Denmark Swing bridges in Denmark Pedestrian bridges in Denmark Port of Copenhagen Vesterbro, Copenhagen Bridges completed in 2006 {{Denmark-bridge-struct-stub