Kattenburgervaart

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Kattenburgervaart
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Length 0.54 kilometres (0.34 mi)
Location Amsterdam
Postal code 1016
Coordinates 52°22′19″N4°55′13″E / 52.371858°N 4.920246°E / 52.371858; 4.920246 Coordinates: 52°22′19″N4°55′13″E / 52.371858°N 4.920246°E / 52.371858; 4.920246

The Kattenburgervaart is a short canal in Amsterdam that runs through the Oostelijke Eilanden (Eastern Islands). The canal separates the island of Wittenburg, which was built in the 17th century, from the island of Kattenburg. The Kattenburgervaart runs parallel to the Wittenburgervaart (to the east) from the Nieuwe Vaart to the Dijksgracht.

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Bridges

Four bridges cross the canal:

On the extension of the Kattenburgervaart, there were two bridges over the former Binnenhaven. The missing bridges are numbers 268 and 269, the last of which was also known as the Worm bridge .

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