Cykelslangen () is a bridge for

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Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. It is long, crossing Gasværkshavnen from ''

Kalvebod Brygge Kalvebod Brygge () is a waterfront area in the Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The name also refers to a section of the Ring 2 (Copenhagen), Ring 2 ring road which follows the waterfront from Langebro in the north ...

'' in the west to ''

Havneholmen Havneholmen () is a mixed-use development located on reclaimed land off Kalvebod Brygge in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located just east of the shopping centre Fisketorvet from which it is separated by a narrow canal, although it is ...

'' to the east. The Snake name of the bridge is a

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, as Cykelslangen is also the Danish word for a bicycle hose or a bike's inner tube, which, to Danish eyes at least, is said to resemble a snake. The bridge was designed by

Dissing+Weitling Dissing+Weitling is an architecture and design practice in Copenhagen, Denmark. The founders and namesakes Hans Dissing and Otto Weitling founded the firm upon the death of Arne Jacobsen as a continuation of his office where both had been key emplo ...

and opened to the public on 28 June 2014. The project cost 32 million Danish krone ($5.74 million).

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