Pontveer Culemborg

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At first glance a strange combination: a large bridge and right next to it the ferry. The bridge is for the railway and the ferry takes care of the local traffic.
Since the end of the 14th century, it has been possible to cross the river by ferry. Initially, the ferryman had to row as usual, but in 1785 the vulture ferry was put into use. The vulture ferry is connected by the yaw cable to a number of small boats, the furthest of which is anchored at the bottom in the middle of the river upstream. By making the yaw cable shorter or longer, the ferry boss can make the ferry yaw so that it automatically goes to the other side. Nowadays, almost all of the yaw ferries have an 'auxiliary engine'.

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