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All about the Bosrandbrug, location, opening hours and contact details. On the water map below do you see the bridge in its immediate vicinity. On the right on this page you will find the operating times of this bridge, if available the maritime radio data and telephone numbers, and any additional instructions.
 
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The Netherlands has more than 1500 movable bridges. What rules do you have to observe when passing, when do you have to wait, what do the lights mean and how do you ensure that the bridge keeper notices you?
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Bosrandbrug
Vertical clearance when closed: 1.29 meter, width: 16.5 meter.
Number of openings: 1
Note: vertical clearance compared to Channel level (-0.61 with respect to NAP), take possible water level changes into account.
Comment bridge management (NL): Op afstand bediend vanaf de Schipholdraaibrug.
VHF-Channel: Channel 22, radio traffic Two waySaturday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 08:00h and 22:00h
Working days, between 05:00h and 23:00h
Operating times all year round
From 01-04 until 04-05
Saturday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 08:00h and 22:00h
Working days, between 05:00h and 23:00h
From 05-05 until 28-05
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, between 05:00h and 23:00h
Saturday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Sunday, between 08:00h and 22:00h
From 29-05 until 31-10
Saturday, between 06:00h and 22:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 08:00h and 22:00h
Working days, between 05:00h and 23:00h
From 01-11 until 31-03:
24 and 31 December operation until 18:00.
Saturday, between 06:00h and 19:00h
Sundays and public holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 05:00h and 23:00h
Currently the bridge is CLOSED (bridge deck horizontal)
Scheduled opening hours
From 20:05 until 20:11 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 20:33 until 20:39 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 21:15 until 21:21 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 21:58 until 22:04 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 22:21 until 22:27 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 22:38 until 22:44 (today)
Certainty: Planned
From 05:01 until 05:07 (Wednesday)
Certainty: Planned
From 05:38 until 05:44 (Wednesday)
Certainty: Planned
From 06:37 until 06:43 (Wednesday)
Certainty: Planned
From 07:34 until 07:40 (Wednesday)
Certainty: Planned
Administrator
Provincie Noord-Holland
Postbus 123
2000 MD Haarlem
Administrator visiting address
Dreef 3 Haarlem
Phone: 023-5143143
Data updated: 01 April 2025, 15:16 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.