The Beneden Merwede river with the town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the background

The Beneden Merwede (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˌneːdəˈmɛrʋeːdə]) is a stretch of river in the Netherlands, mainly fed by the river Rhine. It starts as the continuation of the Boven Merwede after the branching-off of the Nieuwe Merwede ship canal. It flows from Hardinxveld-Giessendam to Dordrecht, where it splits into the Noord and Oude Maas rivers. Its length is 14.8 km.[1] The river is part of the main shipping route between the port of Rotterdam and the industrial region of the Ruhr, Germany.

There is a road bridge and, more to the east, a railroad bridge between the railway stations Dordrecht Stadspolders and Hardinxveld-Giessendam on the line Dordrecht-Gorinchem.

References

  1. ↑ "Beneden-Merwede" (in Dutch). Rijkswaterstaat. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06.

51°49′01″N 4°40′59″E / 51.817°N 4.683°E / 51.817; 4.683

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