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River Rhine and Museum at the Bridge, Arnhem

The museum is known as Airborne at the Bridge. We’d have liked to go into it but the door was locked. According to the website it is open from 10.00 to 17.00:-

River Rhine and Museum at the Bridge, Arnhem

River Rhine and Airborne at the Bridge Museum, Arnhem

A steel monument to the Resistance lay to the right of the scene pictured above. The inscription reads, “most people remain silent, but a few take action.”

Monument by Museum at the Bridge, Arnhem

Side view. River Rhine and John Frost Bridge in background:-

Monument by Museum at the Bridge, Arnhem

“With respect for the past and with an eye to the future, this reminder of the resistance in Arnhem, 1940-1945”:-

Monument by River Rhine and Museum at the Bridge, Arnhem

 



      

John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

John Frostbrug in Dutch, this is the famous bridge too far, except it’s a replacement for the original Rhine Bridge fought over in the Second World War during Operation Market Garden. It’s somewhere in The Netherlands I’ve always wanted to visit.

John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

Arnhem, John Frost Bridge

I must say the River Rhine looks not very wide here – not as wide as the Clyde at Dumbarton certainly. Still an obstacle to an army though:-

John Frost Bridge and River Rhine, Arnhem

Eastern guard post. Slight Deco styling.  I assume this is original:-

John Frost Bridge East Guard Post, North Side

Western guard post. Note groove up the middle of steps, for wheeling bicycles up and down.:-

John Frost Bridge West Guard Post, North Side

Reverse view of bridge:-

Reverse View, John Frost Bridge, Arnhem

 

John Frost Bridge over River Rhine

Roadway:-

John Frost Bridge, Roadway

Commemorative plaque with inscription to John Frost by roadway on north side of bridge:-

John Frost Bridge Memorial Inscription

 

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