A view over the bridge of the Scharrebiersluis, seen from the Nieuwe Herengracht, Amsterdam; high resolution image by FotoDutch, June 2013. This bridge is a riveted iron bascule bridge, combined with a water lock to protect the city from the tide of the large water IJ, connected with the North Sea tide
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:FotoDutch" title="User:FotoDutch">Fons Heijnsbroek</a>
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