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All about the Hefbrug Monnickendam, 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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Hefbrug Monnickendam
Vertical clearance when closed: 1.21 meter, width: 7 meter.
Number of openings: 1
Note: vertical clearance compared to Channel level (-1.56 with respect to NAP), take possible water level changes into account.
VHF-Channel: channel not specifiedFrom 16-04 until 04-05
Friday, between 09:00h and 17:00h
Friday, between 18:00h and 20:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Weekends and holidays, between 09:00h and 20:00h
From 05-05 until 28-05
Friday, between 09:00h and 17:00h
Friday, between 18:00h and 20:00h
Holidays, monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Saturday, Sunday, between 09:00h and 20:00h
From 29-05 until 31-05
Friday, between 09:00h and 17:00h
Friday, between 18:00h and 20:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Weekends and holidays, between 09:00h and 20:00h
From 01-06 until 31-08
Friday, between 18:00h and 20:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 18:00h and 19:00h
Weekends and holidays, between 09:00h and 20:00h
Working days, between 09:00h and 17:00h
From 01-09 until 15-10
Friday, between 09:00h and 17:00h
Friday, between 18:00h and 20:00h
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, between 09:00h and 16:30h
Saturday, Sunday, between 09:00h and 20:00h
From 16-10 until 15-04:
On call only, request by 4 p.m. on the previous business day on tel. 0800-0200600.
On December 24 and 31, service until 16:00.
Weekends and holidays, between 00:00h and 23:59h - No service
Working days, between 10:00h and 13:00h - On demand only
Currently the bridge is CLOSED (bridge deck horizontal)
Administrator
Provincie Noord-Holland
Postbus 123
2000 MD Haarlem
Administrator visiting address
Dreef 3 Haarlem
Phone: 023-5143143
Data updated: 02 April 2025, 20:46 uur, all data comes directly from Rijkswaterstaat systems.