The Kissing Bridge, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
Call it the most anticipated “kiss” in Copenhagen’s history. After years of delays, the Inner Harbor Bridge (Inderhavnsbro) opened at last. The bridge—which connects the centre of the Danish capital with more residential neighborhoods such as Christianshavn and Holmen—was scheduled for completion in February 2013. But a series of setbacks—including engineering errors and the bankruptcy of its first financial backer—saw the deadline repeatedly extended. For months, the incomplete sections of the bridge jutted out from opposite sides of the harbor, like lovers straining to smooch. That earned the bridge a cute nickname: the Kissing Bridge (Kyssebroen).
Little wonder that city officials were in ebullient mood when the bridge opened on July 7, 2016. “It has been chaotic, confusing and ugly,” the city’s deputy mayor for technical affairs, Morten Kabell, told the Danish newspaper Politiken. “But now it’s done, and I think all Copenhageners have been looking forward to this day, when we can finally put our bridge to use.”
The bridge—which is 180 meters long, eight meters wide, and one of three inner harbor bridges—will allow pedestrians and cyclists alike to zip from postcard-pretty Nyhavn to the canals of Christianshavn and beyond. It also helps cement Copenhagen’s reputation as the world’s best city for cyclists. Other recent infrastructure upgrades include the serpentine Cycle Snake (Cykelslangen) and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s Circle Bridge (Cirkelbroen).
The Kissing Bridge, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
Call it the most anticipated “kiss” in Copenhagen’s history. After years of delays, the Inner Harbor Bridge (Inderhavnsbro) opened at last. The bridge—which connects the centre of the Danish capital with more residential neighborhoods such as Christianshavn and Holmen—was scheduled for completion in February 2013. But a series of setbacks—including engineering errors and the bankruptcy of its first financial backer—saw the deadline repeatedly extended. For months, the incomplete sections of the bridge jutted out from opposite sides of the harbor, like lovers straining to smooch. That earned the bridge a cute nickname: the Kissing Bridge (Kyssebroen).
Little wonder that city officials were in ebullient mood when the bridge opened on July 7, 2016. “It has been chaotic, confusing and ugly,” the city’s deputy mayor for technical affairs, Morten Kabell, told the Danish newspaper Politiken. “But now it’s done, and I think all Copenhageners have been looking forward to this day, when we can finally put our bridge to use.”
The bridge—which is 180 meters long, eight meters wide, and one of three inner harbor bridges—will allow pedestrians and cyclists alike to zip from postcard-pretty Nyhavn to the canals of Christianshavn and beyond. It also helps cement Copenhagen’s reputation as the world’s best city for cyclists. Other recent infrastructure upgrades include the serpentine Cycle Snake (Cykelslangen) and Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s Circle Bridge (Cirkelbroen).