Veerse Gatdam

Veerse Gatdam
Veerse Gatdam
Coordinates	51°35′16″N 3°38′8″E / 51.58778°N 3.63556°E / 51.58778; 3.63556
Carries	N57
Owner	Rijkswaterstaat
Characteristics
Total length	2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
History
Construction start	1958
Construction end	27 April 1961
Inaugurated	27 October 1961
Location

The Veerse Gatdam is a man-made barrier across the former Eastern Scheldt estuary branch known as the Veerse Gat, between Walcheren and Noord-Beveland islands in Zeeland, Netherlands.^[1] The barrier was completed on 27 April 1961.^[2] Because of the completion of this barrier and the completion of the Zandkreekdam a year prior on the eastern end of the waterway, the Veerse Meer was created. The Veerse Gatdam is the third structure constructed as part of the Delta Works water management system. The N57 motorway runs along the top of the barrier.