The gangway in Esbjerg - a path between port and city

With Landgangen, there is now a safe and beautiful promenade for pedestrians and cyclists in Esbjerg, which connects Dokhavnen with the center of Esbjerg.

Landgangen is the name of the new cycle and pedestrian path, which in rust-red steel meanders from Esbjerg's city center to Dokhavnen. Very fittingly, the new connection was inaugurated precisely in the jubilee year 2018, when both port and city celebrate that it is 150 years since both parts came into existence with the state construction of a port at Esbjerg. 

About the gangway and the harbor promenade
The gangway is designed as a wooden branch of Corten steel, which extends from the city across Kleven and all the way down to the harbor. The unusual shape of the gangway results in many surprising angles and curves that provide a number of fine living spaces, paths and viewpoints. The burnt, orange-brown color from the corten steel means that the gangway naturally blends into the landscape image of Kleven and Byparken. And the rawness of the steel connects to the industrial history of the port and the urban life of the city.

The harbor promenade runs along Havnegade. While the corridor is built in steel, the harbor promenade is cast in concrete and with steel for demarcation, etc. 

The gangway is approx. 250 m around the Port Administration building and approx. 65 m from the landscape mound in front of the Port Administration Building to Dokhavnen. The harbor promenade is approx. 280 m long.

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