Mile Bridge, Province of Zealand, Netherlands

Nov. 11, 1965 - The Longest Bridge in Europe: The longest bridge in Europe, the three-mile long Costers cheldeburg, is to be opened on December 15th. by Queen Juliana. It is part of the Delta project in the prevince of Zeeland, designed to avoids repetition of the disastrous fleeds in Zeeland in 1953. The bridge, which has been built in less than three years, has 525 spans, and is supported by 162 pillars, and will connect the centre of the province Zeeland with the large towns, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. The name Delta project was chosen because the project is in the delta of Rhine, Mouse and Scheldt. Photo Shows An serial view of the bridge which will be opened next month by Queen Juliana

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Avoids Chosen Connect Costers Delta Disastrous Hague Juliana Less Longest Pillars Repetition Rotterdam Scheldt Spans Supported Three-mile Zeeland

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