Ketelbrug Swifterbant in Swifterbant, service times

Ketelbrug Swifterbant, in Swifterbant: opening hours and contact

All about the Ketelbrug Swifterbant, 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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Bridge times Ketelbrug-Swifterbant

Ketelbrug Swifterbant

Notices to Skippers applicable, see map and the Water Map Live app

Vertical clearance when closed
12.82 meter

Width
18 meter

Amount of passable openings: 3, the highest opening is number: 3 (fixed span)

Note: vertical clearance compared to streefpeil (-0.1 meters wrt NAP). take possible water level changes into account

VHF-Channel
18

Phone number
088-7974334

Currently the bridge is CLOSED

Service times this week

Requested operation can be done via website https://betteroperated.rws.nl. Request min. 2 hours, max. 24 hours in advance. On 24 and 31 Dec. service as on Sunday.
Holidays: closed
Working days: between 09:30 and 09:35 - On demand only
Working days: between 09:50 and 09:55 - On demand only
All days: between 10:20 and 10:25 - On demand only
All days: between 10:50 and 10:55 - On demand only
All days: between 11:20 and 11:25 - On demand only
All days: between 11:50 and 11:55 - On demand only
All days: between 12:20 and 12:25 - On demand only
All days: between 12:50 and 12:55 - On demand only
All days: between 13:20 and 13:25 - On demand only
All days: between 13:50 and 13:55 - On demand only
All days: between 14:20 and 14:25 - On demand only
All days: between 14:50 and 14:55 - On demand only
All days: between 15:20 and 15:25 - On demand only
All days: between 15:50 and 15:55 - On demand only

Operating times all year

From 01-01 until 31-03

From 01-04 until 05-04

The first opening of the Kettle Bridge is at 09:30, and then within the indicated operating times at 10 for the whole and 10 for the half hour.
Working days: between 09:30 and 16:00
Weekends and Holidays: between 09:30 and 20:30
Working days: between 18:30 and 20:30

From 06-04 until 23-05

The first opening of the Kettle Bridge is at 09:30, and then within the indicated operating times at 10 for the whole and 10 for the half hour.
Working days and Holidays: between 09:30 and 16:00
Weekends: between 09:30 and 20:30
Working days and Holidays: between 18:30 and 20:30

On 24-05

From 25-05 until 31-10

From 01-11 until 23-12

On 24-12

All days: between 10:20 and 10:25 - On demand only
All days: between 10:50 and 10:55 - On demand only
All days: between 11:20 and 11:25 - On demand only
All days: between 11:50 and 11:55 - On demand only
All days: between 12:20 and 12:25 - On demand only
All days: between 12:50 and 12:55 - On demand only
All days: between 13:20 and 13:25 - On demand only
All days: between 13:50 and 13:55 - On demand only
All days: between 14:20 and 14:25 - On demand only
All days: between 14:50 and 14:55 - On demand only
All days: between 15:20 and 15:25 - On demand only
All days: between 15:50 and 15:55 - On demand only

From 25-12 until 30-12

On 31-12

Foto: Onno Dijkstra

Bridge Openings

This bridge has 3 passable openings:

Opening 1
Type movable
Height 9.79 meter
Width 18 meter

Opening 2
Type fixed span
Height 12.78 meter
Width 75.4 meter
Comment: Aanbevolen doorvaartopening vanaf het IJsselmeer.

Opening 3
Type fixed span
Height 12.82 meter
Width 75.4 meter
Comment: Aanbevolen doorvaartopening vanaf het Ketelmeer. Zie: bijzonderheden kunstwerken.

Administrator

Rijkswaterstaat Midden-Nederland
Postbus 600
8200 AP Lelystad

Administrator visiting address
Zuiderwagenplein 2 Lelystad
Phone number: 088-7973700

Data updated: 30 Januari 2026, 12:41 uur

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