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All about the Brug Souburg, 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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Brug Souburg
Vertical clearance when closed: 1.7 meter, width: 19.3 meter.
Number of passable openings: 2, the highest passage opening is number: 1 (movable part) vertical clearance 1.7 m , width: 19.3 m
Note: vertical clearance compared to Channel level (0.9 with respect to NAP), take possible water level changes into account.
Comment bridge management (NL): Fiets/voetbrug. Bediening op afstand vanaf Sluis Vlissingen. Linker opening alleen recreatievaart.
VHF-Channel: Channel 22, radio traffic Two way
Bridge open daily for commercial shipping from 06:00 to 22:00.
Bridge open daily for recreational navigation from 06:00 to 22:00 in the absence of commercial shipping supply.
No restrictions on opening hours from 22:00 to 06:00.
All days, between 06:03h and 06:18h
All days, between 06:33h and 06:48h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.)
All days, between 07:03h and 07:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 07:33h and 07:48h
All days, between 08:03h and 08:18h
All days, between 08:33h and 08:48h
All days, between 09:03h and 09:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 09:33h and 09:48h
All days, between 10:03h and 10:18h
All days, between 10:33h and 10:48h
All days, between 11:03h and 11:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 11:33h and 11:48h
All days, between 12:03h and 12:18h
All days, between 12:33h and 12:48h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 13:03h and 13:18h
All days, between 13:33h and 13:48h
All days, between 14:03h and 14:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 14:33h and 14:48h
All days, between 15:03h and 15:18h
All days, between 15:33h and 15:48h
All days, between 16:03h and 16:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 16:33h and 16:48h
All days, between 17:03h and 17:18h
All days, between 17:33h and 17:48h
All days, between 18:03h and 18:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 18:33h and 18:48h
All days, between 19:03h and 19:18h
All days, between 19:33h and 19:48h
All days, between 20:03h and 20:18h
All days, between 20:33h and 20:48h
All days, between 21:03h and 21:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 21:33h and 21:48h
Operating times all year round
From 01-01 until 31-12:
Bridge open daily for commercial shipping from 06:00 to 22:00.
Bridge open daily for recreational navigation from 06:00 to 22:00 in the absence of commercial shipping supply.
No restrictions on opening hours from 22:00 to 06:00.
All days, between 06:03h and 06:18h
All days, between 06:33h and 06:48h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.)
All days, between 07:03h and 07:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 07:33h and 07:48h
All days, between 08:03h and 08:18h
All days, between 08:33h and 08:48h
All days, between 09:03h and 09:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 09:33h and 09:48h
All days, between 10:03h and 10:18h
All days, between 10:33h and 10:48h
All days, between 11:03h and 11:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 11:33h and 11:48h
All days, between 12:03h and 12:18h
All days, between 12:33h and 12:48h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 13:03h and 13:18h
All days, between 13:33h and 13:48h
All days, between 14:03h and 14:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 14:33h and 14:48h
All days, between 15:03h and 15:18h
All days, between 15:33h and 15:48h
All days, between 16:03h and 16:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 16:33h and 16:48h
All days, between 17:03h and 17:18h
All days, between 17:33h and 17:48h
All days, between 18:03h and 18:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 18:33h and 18:48h
All days, between 19:03h and 19:18h
All days, between 19:33h and 19:48h
All days, between 20:03h and 20:18h
All days, between 20:33h and 20:48h
All days, between 21:03h and 21:18h (Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Middelburg.
Blauwe Golf: Recreatievaart richting Vlissingen.)
All days, between 21:33h and 21:48h
Administrator
Provincie Zeeland
Postbus 6001
4330 LA Middelburg
Administrator visiting address
Abdij 6 Middelburg
Phone: 0800-2034
Data updated: 02 April 2025, 14:58 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.