Map of the Noord
The North is a tidal river in South Holland between the industrialized island of IJsselmonde in the west and the heavily agricultural polder Alblasserwaard in the east. The Noord is a very busy shipping route that crosses the rivers Beneden-Merwede and Oude Maas at Dordrecht with the merging of Lek and Noord zur Nieuwe Maas connects to the north side of Ridderkerk.
Industry
In the past, this river was shaped by many shipyards, some of which still exist. At the Rietbaan, a narrow parallel river to the Noord near Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, the opposite of shipbuilding can be seen, namely scrapping operations for ocean liners.
Localities
The bridge over the Noord at Alblasserdam
- Zwijndrecht
- Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
- Papendrecht
- Alblasserdam
- Kinderdijk
- Ridderkerk
At Ridderkerk (across from Kinderdijk) there is a factory building that, from a distance, looks like a large passenger ship.
Ferries
- Water bus Dordrecht - Rotterdam (Catamaran pedestrian / bicycle ferry) Tel: 0900-8998998 www.waterbus.nl
- Ferry times: All year round. Every half hour every day. Mon-Fri 6 a.m.-6.30 p.m., Sat 8.30 a.m.-6.30 p.m., Sun 10.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
- Landing points: Dordrecht Merwekade, Papendrecht Westeind, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Veerweg, Alblasserdam Kade, Ridderkerk De Schans, Krimpen a / d IJssel Stormpolder, Rotterdam Erasmusbrug.
- Water bus Ridderkerk - Krimpen a / d Lek - Kinderdijk (Catamaran pedestrian / bicycle ferry) Tel: 0900-8998998 www.waterbus.nl
- Ferry times: All year round. Every day. Mon-Fri 6.45-9.15 and 12.15-17.15 (every 15 min.), Sat 10.15-16.40 (each at min. '15 and '40), Sun 11.15-16.40 (each at min. '15 and '40).
- Landing points: Ridderkerk De Schans, Krimpen a / d Lek, Kinderdijk
Bridges and tunnels
- Bridge over the Noord 1939 as part of the Rijksweg 15 built. Still in use for local traffic
- North tunnel In operation for the A15 motorway since 1992.
- Sophiaspoortunnel Railway tunnel of the freight line Betuwelijn, lies under the Noord, its parallel stream Rietbaan and the island in between, the Sophiapolder.
