Sint Servaasbrug (bridge) built

1280 CE.

Shown on the map at 50.849°, 5.697°.

Sint Servaasbrug (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˈsɛrvaːzbrʏx]; or the St. Servatius Bridge) is an arched stone cyclist and pedestrian bridge across the river Meuse in Maastricht, Netherlands. It is named after Saint Servatius, the first bishop of Maastricht, and (despite being largely rebuilt after World War II) it has been called the oldest bridge in the Netherlands.

Text from the Wikipedia article Sint Servaasbrug, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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