Jeremiebrug
Jeremiebrug stands in Máximapark in Utrecht, spanning the Vikingrijn beside Alendorperweg in Leidsche Rijn. The cast-iron drawbridge dates from 1912. Its narrow structure crosses water shaped to recall the Rhine’s medieval course, with the Alendorperwetering flowing beneath it. Canoes can still pass through the opening.
Utrecht Steam Ironworks P.H. Hörmann built the bridge for the Kruisvaart canal near Vaartsche Rijn. Earlier bridges occupied the crossing, with versions reaching back to the seventeenth century. Railway expansion removed it from Tolsteeg in 2011, after which the Friends of Máximapark supported its relocation. Workers reassembled the restored structure across the Vikingrijn in 2015. The waterway follows a recreated Rhine course about seventy metres wide, while excavation uncovered two medieval Viking ships.
The Alendorperwetering preserves the last remaining stretch of Rhine west of Utrecht. Medieval vessels once travelled from Utrecht towards Leiden along this route. A hidden time capsule holds photographs and documents about the bridge’s history. You can still open the bridge by hand.
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