Window bridge / Raambrug

On the edge of the old industrial district of the Raambuurt in Deventer there is an old drawbridge, the “Raambrug”.
From 1887 onwards, the bridge formed the connection between the warehouses on the Pothoofd aan de IJssel and the companies in the Raambuurt.
Because Deventer continued to grow, it was understandable that more and more factories were built. The gas from the gas factory built on Sluisstraat in 1858 was initially used for the gas lantern in the city. Later the gas was also used for cooking. The old gas factory building still exists, as does the bridge. Senzora is currently located in the building on Sluisstraat. The gas factory was later moved to the Zutphenseweg.

The iron drawbridge was destroyed by a bombardment in February 1945. In 1946, the bridge was provisionally rebuilt by installing Tekstvak: a simple, narrow, iron construction.
The Deventer Industrial Heritage Foundation took the initiative in 2008 to restore the neglected bridge. Witteveen+Bos designed a replica of the old bridge based on the original archive drawings from 1886. The new old-style drawbridge, suitable for pedestrians and cyclists, was installed in the autumn of 2008 on previously restored abutments. The beautiful wrought iron railings have also been restored.