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Peace Bridge Willebroek

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Peace Bridge Willebroek

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  • Location: Willebroek, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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    February 8, 2025

    Hiking

    This iron bridge, also called the Bridge of Sighs or Monster of Iron and Steel, is a true Willebroek icon.
    The name "Vredesbrug" comes from the fact that the 11th Armoured Division of the British army followed the canal on its way to Antwerp in 1944.
    Because this bridge was the only way to cross the canal until the construction of the ring road around Willebroek, the bridge often had to be raised. Several times a day there would be a long line of waiting cars. This event led to the pet name Bridge of Sighs.
    (willebroek.info)
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    April 3, 2022

    Cycling

    The Peace Bridge or Bridge of Willebroek is an industrial lifting bridge with a remarkable metal structure over the Brussels - Scheldt Sea Canal.
    For inland vessels the bridge deck …
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    October 13, 2022

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    The Peace Bridge or Bridge of Willebroek over the Brussels-Scheldt Sea Canal is an industrial lifting bridge with a remarkable metal structure. The iron bridge, also called Bridge of Sighs or Monster of Iron and Steel, was sung by Wannes Van de Velde in his song 'De brug van Willebroek'. This eye-catcher is therefore a real Willebroek icon.

    Source: visitwillebroek.be/erfgoed/vredesbrug
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    Location: Willebroek, Mechelen, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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