A queen and a robot opened this bridge.

Queen Máxima and a robot open the bridge. (Rotalpool/Remko de Waal/picture-alliance/dpa/AP)
The bridge is 40 feet long. It is made of steel. (AP/Aleksandar Furtula)
The bridge has sensors on it. The builders can track how it holds up. (AP/Aleksandar Furtula)
The bridge was designed to have lots of swirly lines. (AP/Aleksandar Furtula)
Amsterdam has many canals. (AP/Margriet Faber)

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Amsterdam [am-ster-dam], Holland, has a new bridge. It is for walkers.

Robots and welders used a 3-D printer to make it. The steel bridge weighs 6 tons!

Read More: Dutch Queen Máxima pushed a button and a small robot cut a ribbon to open the bridge. The MX3D company had built it. The bridge will be in place for two years. The older bridge over the canal is being remodeled. This new bridge also has sensors all over inside it. Those will record how the walkway reacts to hundreds of people crossing over. City leaders are happy to have tourists visit the bridge. A bridge connects two pieces of land that are separated. Jesus is our bridge. He connects us to God. “There is one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ.” (1 Timothy 2:5)