Afsluitdijk Drive

An excellent highway (A 7) runs northwest from Den Oever in Noord-Holland on the inland side of the Afsluitdijk dike, below the crown. To the right there are extensive views of the IJsselmeer; the view of the Waddenzee to the left is blocked off by the grass-covered crown of the dike. In 6.5km/4mi, on right, is a monument marking the point where the dike was finally closed on May 28, 1932. Here there are parking loting, an outlook tower with a small restaurant and a footbridge over the expressway; from the viewing platform there is a far-ranging prospect over the sea. Beyond this point is Breezandijk, an artificial island with a small harbor which was the starting-point for the construction of the dike. 11km/7mi farther on is another large group of sluices, the Lorenzsluizen; to the right is a parking lot, and beyond this, on the left, a restaurant. From here it is 4km/2.5mi to the end of the dike (gas station), on the west coast of the province of Friesland.