Knippelsbro

Knippelsbro is a movable bascule bridge across Copenhagen’s Inner Harbour, linking Børsgade beside Slotsholmen and the historic Børsen area with Torvegade on Christianshavn. The present bridge opened on 17 December 1937, replacing earlier crossings that had stood at this harbour site since the early seventeenth century. Architect Kaj Gottlob designed it, with construction by Wright, Thomsen & Kier in collaboration with the engineering company Burmeister & Wain. Its broad deck, long approach ramps, distinctive steel lifting sections, and harbour views reflect the expansion of Copenhagen’s road and shipping traffic in the 1930s; the bridge rises when larger vessels need to pass toward the inner quays. It is a public road, cycle, and pedestrian crossing with no admission fee or fixed visiting hours, and the clearest views are from the quay beside the Black Diamond and from Christianshavn’s waterfront.