Beautiful, renovated / refurbished bascule bridge. Functional. Always a bit busy, food truck with fish rolls. The ideal place if someone wants to take some nice photos of old, maritime technology.
The Cuxhaven bascule bridge is a Dutch bridge with a high counterweight of 60 t. The bascule bridge enables a crossing over the lock lock to the Captain Alexander Street.
Bridge data
Passage width: 19 m
Lane width: 6 m
Opening time: 47 seconds
Construction costs: 970,000 DM
Executing construction company: MAN Gustavsburg plant
The bridge opens an average of 3,700 times a year
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The Cuxhaven bascule bridge is a Dutch bridge with a high counterweight of 60 t. The bascule bridge allows passage over the lock prow to the Kapitän-Alexander-Straße.