The Moerputten Bridge, also known as the Moerputt Railway Bridge, was a railway bridge in North Brabant that crossed over the Lange Putten fen in the later Moerputten nature reserve. It was part of the Langstraat railway line. Since the turn of the century, the bridge has been a pedestrian bridge that is part of the Halve Zolenpad.
The Moerputten railway bridge was built from autumn 1881 until 1887. Only at the end of 1890, there were daily trains running over this bridge between 's-Hertogenbosch and Geertruidenberg (- Lage Zwaluwe). During the construction one had taken into account a possible doubling of the railway track. The 35 brick pillars are wide enough for a second iron bridge section. The line remained single track until it was closed in 1972.
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