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Further Reading & References
Een van onze meest iconische bruggen 3 maanden dicht
https://web.archive.org/web/20230321113133/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/berlagebrug/
Berlagebrug: vernieuwing
https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/
Berlagebrug vanaf 10 november weer open voor verkeer
Bouw Berlagebrug
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1230598/Bouw_Berlagebrug
Opening berlagebrug
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1236074/Opening_berlagebrug
Bevrijdingsbeelden Amsterdam
https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/778514/Bevrijdingsbeelden_Amsterdam
1932: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63859637
1935: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82928244
1951: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6b54c13a-3dfe-7299-8026-23832c98cf8d
1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571374
1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571351
1972: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0a9562eb-ae51-2529-6813-09919e282e73
1975: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103661, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103947, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103959
1976: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/542fc6f0-6ae1-5651-f088-2d582224e553
1979: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1b63b055-ad7c-c860-8589-c1dc75c066ac
1982: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/a3ef00c2-9bbc-9d8c-2a0a-f2be3d20fea3
Echte Nederlandse Fietsers Bond (ENFB) op Berlagebrug (1984)
http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331a52-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84
http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331958-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84
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Bicycle Dutch – Berlagebrug, Amsterdam (Netherlands) [159]
I can’t believe I need to credit the author for this one, but:
Banana on White Background by Justus Blümer from Deutschland
BananeUploaded by Common Good, CC BY 2.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16983269
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Intersection upgrade: a Banana and a Chips Cone
Bus 40 rijdt tijdelijk extra over de Berlagebrug
https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/nieuws/bus-40/
https://www.gvb.nl/sites/default/files/omleiding_berlagebrug_v6.pdf
Nog tot medio 2024 geen trams over de Berlagebrug
https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nog-tot-medio-2024-geen-trams-over-de-berlagebrug-zo-kom-je-toch-met-ov-naar-de-overkant~b1407ea6/
Trams kunnen Berlagebrug na heropening nog maanden niet gebruiken
https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/trams-kunnen-berlagebrug-na-heropening-nog-maanden-niet-gebruiken~b127e9b8/
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:51 History of Berlagebrug
1:31 Amsterdam "before the car"
2:17 Canadese Intocht 1945
2:39 Wikipedia
3:11 Surrounding streets
5:02 Plan Zuid & Berlage
5:58 From cars to bikes
6:45 The East & Amstelstation
7:29 The temporary bridge
8:54 It’s nice without cars
9:39 Keeping trams running
10:42 Upgrades for cycling
11:53 The Banana & Frite Cone
13:13 Other upgrades
13:34 The opening
14:27 Buses stuck in traffic
15:04 No trams 🙁
16:16 Concluding thoughts
16:38 Brillant
