Hollandse Brug

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The Hollandse Brug is a bridge structure that crosses the Gooimeer and the IJmeer in the Netherlands. The bridge carries both the Flevolijn heavy rail railway and the A6 motorway, plus a cycleway and footway.

The bridge opened on June 4, 1969 ( 1969-06-04 ) and, since then, has been the main link between the Randstad (the conurbanation including Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam ) and the province of Flevoland, including its two largest cities Almere and Lelystad. In 1987, [ citation needed ] the bridge carrying the Flevolijn railway between Weesp and Almere Buiten was opened adjacent to the Hollandse Brug.