Nieuwe Merwede
The
Boven Merwede river splits at
Hardinxveld-Giessendam into the
Beneden Merwede river on the right and the
Nieuwe Merwede river on the left. It joins the
Bergse Maas river near
Lage Zwaluwe to form the
Hollands Diep. Like the
Bergse Maas river, the Nieuwe Merwede (New Merwede) is man-made: it has been formed in 1870.
There are no bridges or tunnels crossing the Nieuwe Merwede, but there is a car ferry from Dordrecht island on the west at "Kop van 't Land" to Brabantse Oever, Werkendam (Biesbosch). [1]
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