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Koningin Julianabrug is a four-lane road bridge across St. Anna Bay in Willemstad, the capital of Caribbean island country Curaçao, which is part of The Kingdom of The Netherlands. The bridge is named after Juliana of the Netherlands. While under construction, the eastern part of the bridge collapsed in 1967 killing fifteen workers, and was ...
When the bridge swings open, two ferries spring into action to bring pedestrians across the water. The ferries are also free of charge. Motor vehicle traffic ceased in 1974 when all such traffic was diverted to the newly opened Queen Juliana Bridge, and the bridge became pedestrian-only. Locally, the bridge is known as the "Swinging Old Lady ...
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The Queen Emma (semi-open), and the Queen Juliana Smith brug over the Waaigat Kon. Wilhelmina brug over the Waaigat. The Queen Emma Bridge, a 168 metres (551 ft) long pontoon bridge, allows pedestrians to walk between the Punda and Otrobanda districts. [145] This swings open to allow the passage of ships to and from the port. [146]
Otrobanda and Rif Fort are in the foreground, while the Queen Emma Bridge is the pontoon bridge in the center, with the colorful buildings of Willemstad in the background. Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad , located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao , a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean .
Willemstad (/ ˈ w ɪ l ə m s t ɑː t, ˈ v ɪ l-/ WIL-əm-staht, VIL-, Dutch: [ˈʋɪləmstɑt] ⓘ, Papiamento: [wiləmˈstad]; lit. ' William Town ') is the capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Sint Anna Bay. Sint Anna Bay (Dutch: Sint Annabaai) is a deep channel approximately one mile long and up to 1,000 feet wide, located on the island of Curaçao between the two parts of Willemstad, Punda and Otrobanda.