Inner Harbour Bridge, Copenhagen Architecture, Dansk Arkitektur, Images, Denmark
Inner Harbour Bridge in Copenhagen
Pedestrian and Bikebridge Crossing, Denmark – design by Studio Bednarski Ltd, architects
26 Aug 2016
Inner Harbour Bridge
Architects: Studio Bednarski Ltd
Location: Inderhavnbroen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Inner Harbour Bridge

On Friday 19 August distinguished guests, locals and tourists gathered at the Inner Harbour Bridge Inauguration Ceremony to welcome an innovative sliding bridge – a new landmark structure gracing the Copenhagen harbour. Speeches and praise were offered by Ane Maersk Mc-Kinney Uggla, the chair of The A.P. Moller Foundation which funded the bridge, Frank Jensen, the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and others.
There is no other bridge quite like the Inner Harbour Bridge anywhere else in the world. The use of innovative sliding mechanism allows pedestrians to stand on viewing platforms at the edges of the navigation channel during the opening and closing operation. The gently and silently sliding sections of the elegant subtly understated sliding bridge appear as if floating in the air, as they move in and out of spaces between concrete decks. This new structure has become both a meeting place and vital traffic route, reducing commuting time for thousands of pedestrians and cyclists in the Danish capital. It is the key component of a scheme, which creates a crucial link between the two parts of Copenhagen separated by the port, which also...