Højbro

Højbro
Højbro with Nordic Council's Building as a backdrop
Coordinates55°40′39″N 12°34′48″E / 55.6776°N 12.5799°E / 55.6776; 12.5799
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrian and bicycle traffic
CrossesSlotsholmens Kanal
LocaleCopenhagen, Denmark
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
History
DesignerVilhelm Dahlerup
Opened1878
Location

Højbro (lit.'High Bridge') is a bridge in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the small island Slotsholmen with its Christiansborg Palace to the rest of the city centre at the square Højbro Plads which is named after it. The current bridge at the site is from 1878 and was designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup.