Moerdijk bridges

{{Short description|Bridges in the Netherlands}}

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The Moerdijk bridges in the Netherlands are bridges that connect the Island of Dordrecht with the Dutch province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant) across the Hollands Diep. The first bridge was built at the end of the 19th century, and was a railway bridge. The second bridge was built in the 1930s for road traffic, and is currently part of the A16 motorway. This bridge was replaced in 1978 by a more modern, wider bridge. A second railroad bridge was finished in 2006, as part of the HSL-Zuid project.{{Cite web |date=3 December 2011 |title=Stalen schakels tussen Noord en Zuid |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/moerdijk/stalen-schakels-tussen-noord-en-zuid~ad9c7e2f/?cb=41e921bb-852c-4027-a137-60472f47457a&%3Bauth_rd=1&auth_rd=1 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=BN De Stem}}

At the beginning of the Battle of Holland, on 10 May 1940, bridges were captured during a paratroopers operation and held for 4 days until German forward forces arrived. In 1944, both the road and railway bridge were destroyed by the Germans to prevent the Allied Forces from reaching the province South Holland.