page_title: Knippelsbro
section_title: 1620: The first bridge
hierarchical_section_title: Knippelsbro / History / 1620: The first bridge
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail from larger picture showing the first Knippelsbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. It probably dates from c. 1650 but is probably based on a picture from c. 1620.
context_page_description: Knippelsbro is a bascule bridge across the Inner Harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark, connecting Børsgade on Zealand-side Slotsholmen to Torvegade on Christianshavn. It is one of only two bridges to carry motor vehicles across the harbour in central Copenhagen, the other being Langebro.
  The bridge, the fifth on the site, is 115 metres long and was inaugurated in 1937.
context_section_description: The first bridge between Copenhagen and Christianshavn was constructed in 1618-20 by Christian IV in connection with the foundation of Christianshavn. The bridge was called the "Great Amager Bridge" or "the long bridge".
caption: Knippelsbro in c. 1650Co
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