This is a - in The Netherlands - well known bridge. It is located in Bartlehiem. Bartlehiem is a hamlet in the province of Friesland. It is known for its role in the Elfstedentocht.
The Elfstedentocht (English translation: "Journey of Eleven Cities") is a speed skating competition and leisure skating tour held irregularly in the province of Friesland, Netherlands.
The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven Frisian cities: Leeuwarden, Sneek, IJlst, Sloten, Stavoren, Hindeloopen, Workum,
Bolsward, Harlingen, Franeker, Dokkum and finally again Leeuwarden. The tour is not held every year, mostly because not every Dutch winter permits skating on natural ice.
As Bartlehiem - Dokkum is the only part of the route that is skated both ways, Bartlehiem is the only spot along the route where you can see skaters in three directions.
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