List of bridges in the Netherlands

This list of bridges in the Netherlands lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in the Netherlands. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

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Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Magere Brug Rijksmonument 80 m (260 ft) Beam bridge
Drawbridge
Footbridge
Amstel
1670 Amsterdam
52°21′48.9″N 4°54′8.5″E / 52.363583°N 4.902361°E / 52.363583; 4.902361 (Magere Brug)
North Holland [B 1]
[S 1]
[1]
2 Python Bridge Truss
Steel
Footbridge
IJ
2000 Amsterdam
52°22′22.8″N 4°56′56″E / 52.373000°N 4.94889°E / 52.373000; 4.94889 (Passerelle cycliste entre les îles Borneo et Sporenburg)
North Holland [B 2]
[S 2]
[2]
3 Slauerhoffbrug 15 m (49 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Tilt bridge
Road bridge
Harlingervaart
2000 Leeuwarden
53°11′55.1″N 5°45′57.1″E / 53.198639°N 5.765861°E / 53.198639; 5.765861 (Slauerhoffbrug)
Friesland [B 3]
[S 3]
4 Enneüs Heerma Bridge 205 m (673 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2001 Amsterdam
52°21′54.2″N 4°58′36.2″E / 52.365056°N 4.976722°E / 52.365056; 4.976722 (Pont Enneüs Heerma)
North Holland [S 4]
5 De Luit Bridge Designed by Santiago Calatrava Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004 Haarlemmermeer
52°17′25.9″N 4°40′17.1″E / 52.290528°N 4.671417°E / 52.290528; 4.671417 (Pont le Luth)
North Holland [S 5]
6 De Harp Bridge Designed by Santiago Calatrava 143 m (469 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004 Haarlemmermeer
52°16′22″N 4°38′44.5″E / 52.27278°N 4.645694°E / 52.27278; 4.645694 (Pont la Harpe)
North Holland [S 6]
7 De Citer Bridge Designed by Santiago Calatrava 149 m (489 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004 Haarlemmermeer
52°17′2.7″N 4°39′41.3″E / 52.284083°N 4.661472°E / 52.284083; 4.661472 (Pont la Cithare)
North Holland [S 7]
8 Nesciobrug Span : 170 m (560 ft) Suspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
2006 Diemen
52°21′23.4″N 4°58′10.1″E / 52.356500°N 4.969472°E / 52.356500; 4.969472 (Pont Nescio)
North Holland [B 4]
9 Rode brug [nl] 10 m (33 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Drawbridge
Road bridge
Vecht
2009 Utrecht
52°6′23.1″N 5°6′26.2″E / 52.106417°N 5.107278°E / 52.106417; 5.107278 (Rode brug)
Utrecht [B 5]
[S 8]


Major road and railway bridges

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Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Province Ref.
1 Van Brienenoord Bridge 287 m (942 ft) 1,306 m (4,285 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1965 Rotterdam
51°54′12″N 4°32′35.7″E / 51.90333°N 4.543250°E / 51.90333; 4.543250 (Van Brienenoord Bridge)
South Holland [B 6]
[S 9]
2 De Oversteek 285 m (935 ft) 1,400 m (4,600 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Stadsroute 100
Waal
2013 Nijmegen
51°51′29.8″N 5°50′28.8″E / 51.858278°N 5.841333°E / 51.858278; 5.841333 (De Oversteek)
Gelderland [S 10]
3 Erasmusbrug 278 m (912 ft) 802 m (2,631 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylon
Stadsroute 106
Stadsroute 122
Rotterdam Tramway
(lines 12, 20, 23, 25)
Nieuwe Maas
1996 Rotterdam
51°54′32.2″N 4°29′14.1″E / 51.908944°N 4.487250°E / 51.908944; 4.487250 (Erasmusbrug)
South Holland [B 7]
[S 11]
4 Tacitusbrug [nl] 270 m (890 ft) 1,055 m (3,461 ft) Cable-stayed
East: steel deck and pylons, axial cable-stays
West: concrete deck and pylons
105+270+105
1975
2013
Beuningen
51°53′7.5″N 5°44′16.6″E / 51.885417°N 5.737944°E / 51.885417; 5.737944 (Tacitusbrug)
Gelderland [B 8]
[S 12]
5 Willemsbrug 270 m (890 ft) 318 m (1,043 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Stadsroute 123
Nieuwe Maas
1981 Rotterdam
51°55′1.4″N 4°29′45.2″E / 51.917056°N 4.495889°E / 51.917056; 4.495889 (Willemsbrug)
South Holland [B 9]
[S 13]
6 Prince Willem-Alexander Bridge [nl] 267 m (876 ft) 1,419 m (4,656 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete deck, pylons and cable-stays
95+267+95
Provincial road 323
Waal
1972 Echteld
51°53′20.3″N 5°29′51″E / 51.888972°N 5.49750°E / 51.888972; 5.49750 (Prince Willem-Alexander Bridge)
Gelderland [B 10]
[S 14]
7 Martinus Nijhoff Bridge [nl] 256 m (840 ft) 990 m (3,250 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
1996 Zaltbommel
51°49′5.3″N 5°15′36.3″E / 51.818139°N 5.260083°E / 51.818139; 5.260083 (Martinus Nijhoff Bridge)
Gelderland [B 11]
[S 15]
8 Zandhazen Bridge [nl] 255 m (837 ft) 255 m (837 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2016 Muiderberg
52°19′00.6″N 5°05′56.8″E / 52.316833°N 5.099111°E / 52.316833; 5.099111 (Zandhazen Bridge)
North Holland [S 16]
9 Waalbrug 244 m (801 ft) 604 m (1,982 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
Provincial road 325
Waal
1936 Nijmegen
51°51′4.6″N 5°52′16.5″E / 51.851278°N 5.871250°E / 51.851278; 5.871250 (Waalbrug)
Gelderland [B 12]
[S 17]
10 Werkspoor Bridge (Amsterdam–Rhine Canal) [nl] 237 m (778 ft) 255 m (837 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2002 Utrecht
52°6′36.9″N 5°4′36.7″E / 52.110250°N 5.076861°E / 52.110250; 5.076861 (Werkspoor Bridge)
Utrecht [B 13]
[S 18]
11 Nijmegen railway bridge 235 m (771 ft) 375 m (1,230 ft) Truss
Steel
1983 Nijmegen
51°51′7.2″N 5°51′23.8″E / 51.852000°N 5.856611°E / 51.852000; 5.856611 (Nijmegen railway bridge)
Gelderland [B 14]
[S 19]
12 Merwede Bridge (Beneden Merwede) [nl] 202 m (663 ft) 1,032 m (3,386 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1967 Papendrecht
51°51′22.7″N 4°39′14.9″E / 51.856306°N 4.654139°E / 51.856306; 4.654139 (Merwede Bridge (Beneden Merwede))
South Holland [S 20]
13 Molenbrug (Kampen) [nl] 193 m (633 ft) 627 m (2,057 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
91+193+91
1983 Kampen
52°32′31.2″N 5°55′55.8″E / 52.542000°N 5.932167°E / 52.542000; 5.932167 (Molenbrug (Kampen))
Overijssel [B 15]
[S 21]
14 Dintelhaven Bridge [nl] 192 m (630 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
80+151+80

A15 motorway
Dintelhaven
2001 Rotterdam
51°56′9.5″N 4°8′30.5″E / 51.935972°N 4.141806°E / 51.935972; 4.141806 (Dintelhaven Bridge)
South Holland [B 16]
[S 22]
15 Schalkwijkse Railway Bridge [nl] 188 m (617 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
1976 Schalkwijk
52°0′21.8″N 5°11′6.5″E / 52.006056°N 5.185139°E / 52.006056; 5.185139 (Schalkwijkse Railway Bridge)
Utrecht [B 17]
16 Muider Railway Bridge [nl] 188 m (617 ft) 251 m (823 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1995 DiemenWeesp
52°19′28.9″N 5°1′3″E / 52.324694°N 5.01750°E / 52.324694; 5.01750 (Muider Railway Bridge)
North Holland [B 18]
[S 23]
17 Galecopperbrug [nl] 180 m (590 ft) 320 m (1,050 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
70+180+70
1974 Utrecht
52°3′38.4″N 5°5′51.6″E / 52.060667°N 5.097667°E / 52.060667; 5.097667 (Galecopperbrug)
Utrecht [B 19]
[S 24]
18 Demka Railway Bridge [nl] 173 m (568 ft) 255 m (837 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
1970 Utrecht
52°06′37.7″N 5°04′37.4″E / 52.110472°N 5.077056°E / 52.110472; 5.077056 (Demka Railway Bridge)
Utrecht [3]
19 Vleutense Railway Bridge [nl] 172 m (564 ft) 172 m (564 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2018 Utrecht
52°05′52.8″N 5°04′37.5″E / 52.098000°N 5.077083°E / 52.098000; 5.077083 (Vleutense Railway Bridge)
Utrecht [S 25]
20 Merwede Bridge (Boven Merwede) [nl] 170 m (560 ft)(x2) 340 m (1,120 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1961 GorinchemSleeuwijk
51°49′38.1″N 4°56′32.8″E / 51.827250°N 4.942444°E / 51.827250; 4.942444 (Merwede Bridge (Boven Merwede))
South Holland
North Brabant
[B 20]
[S 26]
21 Dintelhaven Railway Bridge [nl] 170 m (560 ft) 270 m (890 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Betuweroute
Dintelhaven
1999 Rotterdam
51°56′10.5″N 4°8′26.6″E / 51.936250°N 4.140722°E / 51.936250; 4.140722 (Dintelhaven Railway Bridge)
South Holland [B 21]
[S 27]
22 Hogeweide Bridge [nl] 170 m (560 ft) 170 m (560 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2007 Utrecht
52°5′51.7″N 5°4′37.4″E / 52.097694°N 5.077056°E / 52.097694; 5.077056 (Hogeweide Bridge)
Utrecht [S 28]
23 Jan Blanken Bridge (Vianen) [nl] 165 m (541 ft) 532 m (1,745 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
1999
2003
NieuwegeinVianen
51°59′51.2″N 5°4′40.2″E / 51.997556°N 5.077833°E / 51.997556; 5.077833 (Jan Blanken Bridge (Vianen))
Utrecht [B 22]
[B 23]
[S 29]
24 Muider Bridge [nl] 162 m (531 ft) 300 m (980 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
1972 Muiden
52°19′56.7″N 5°00′53.4″E / 52.332417°N 5.014833°E / 52.332417; 5.014833 (Muider Bridge)
North Holland [S 30]
[4]
25 Stichtse Bridge [nl] 160 m (520 ft) 325 m (1,066 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
1997 AlmereHuizen
52°18′13.1″N 5°18′52.3″E / 52.303639°N 5.314528°E / 52.303639; 5.314528 (Stichtse Bridge)
Flevoland
North Holland
26 Heumen Highway Bridge 157 m (515 ft) 658 m (2,159 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
1981 HeumenLinden
52°22′41.5″N 4°57′59.6″E / 52.378194°N 4.966556°E / 52.378194; 4.966556 (Heumen Highway Bridge)
Gelderland
North Brabant
[B 24]
[S 31]
27 Old Kuilenburg Railway Bridge [nl] 154 m (505 ft) 667 m (2,188 ft) Truss
Steel
1867 Culemborg
51°57′38″N 5°12′48.3″E / 51.96056°N 5.213417°E / 51.96056; 5.213417 (Old Kuilenburg Railway Bridge)
Gelderland [B 25]
[S 32]
28 Kuilenburg Railway Bridge [nl] 154 m (505 ft) 667 m (2,188 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1982 Culemborg
51°57′38.1″N 5°12′48.7″E / 51.960583°N 5.213528°E / 51.960583; 5.213528 (Kuilenburg Railway Bridge)
Gelderland [S 33]
29 Vianen Bridge (1936) [nl]
closed in 2004
153 m (502 ft) 532 m (1,745 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1936 NieuwegeinVianen
51°57′38.1″N 5°12′48.7″E / 51.960583°N 5.213528°E / 51.960583; 5.213528 (Vianen Bridge (1936))
Utrecht [S 34]
30 Uyllander Bridge [nl] 152 m (499 ft) 362 m (1,188 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2014 Diemen
52°20′12.0″N 5°00′32.7″E / 52.336667°N 5.009083°E / 52.336667; 5.009083 (Uyllander Bridge)
North Holland [S 35]
31 New Bridge over the IJssel (Zwolle) [nl] 150 m (490 ft) 644 m (2,113 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1970 ZwolleHattem
52°29′59.3″N 6°3′15.3″E / 52.499806°N 6.054250°E / 52.499806; 6.054250 (New Bridge over the IJssel (Zwolle))
Overijssel
Gelderland
[S 36]
32 Rooyensteinsebrug 150 m (490 ft) 308 m (1,010 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Provincial road 835
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
1977 Tiel
51°55′24.2″N 5°25′34.3″E / 51.923389°N 5.426194°E / 51.923389; 5.426194 (Rooyensteinsebrug)
Gelderland [B 26]
33 Eiland Bridge (Overijssel) [nl] 150 m (490 ft) 412 m (1,352 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
2003 Kampen
52°34′59″N 5°51′32.7″E / 52.58306°N 5.859083°E / 52.58306; 5.859083 (Eiland Bridge (Overijssel))
Overijssel [B 27]
[S 37]
34 Prince Claus Bridge (Utrecht) [nl] 150 m (490 ft) 230 m (750 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylon
2003 Utrecht
52°4′15.6″N 5°5′17.2″E / 52.071000°N 5.088111°E / 52.071000; 5.088111 (Prince Claus Bridge (Utrecht))
Utrecht [B 28]
[S 38]
35 Hanzeboog [nl] 150 m (490 ft) 926 m (3,038 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
75+150+75
2011 ZwolleHattem
52°29′23.6″N 6°3′43.4″E / 52.489889°N 6.062056°E / 52.489889; 6.062056 (Hanzeboog)
Overijssel
Gelderland
[S 39]
36 Bleiswijk Railway Bridge [nl] 5,500 m (18,000 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2004 Bleiswijk
52°2′20.2″N 4°31′43.5″E / 52.038944°N 4.528750°E / 52.038944; 4.528750 (Bleiswijk Railway Bridge)
South Holland [S 40]
37 Zeeland Bridge 95 m (312 ft) 5,022 m (16,476 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Provincial road 256
Eastern Scheldt
1965 Schouwen-DuivelandNoord-Beveland
51°36′47.6″N 3°53′33.4″E / 51.613222°N 3.892611°E / 51.613222; 3.892611 (Zeeland Bridge)
Zeeland [B 29]
[S 41]


Notes and references

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  • "Netherlands bridge database". Bruggenstichting.nl - Nederlandse Bruggen Stichting (in Dutch).
  1. ^ "Brug nr. 242, Magere Brug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Brug nr. 1997, Borneo Sporenbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Slauerhoffbrug, Leeuwarden". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Brug nr. 2013, Nesciobrug, Amsterdam". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Rode brug Utrecht 2009". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Boogbrug Van Brienenoord 1e, Rotterdam)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Erasmusbrug(tuibrug+ basculebrug)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Ewijk (tuibrug)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Willemsbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Prins Willem Alexander brug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Martinus Nijhoffbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Waalbrug VB(boogbrug)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Werkspoorbrug(2002)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Spoorbrug Nijmegen". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Molenbrug Kampen". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Dintelhaven VB". Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Schalkwijkse spoorbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Muiderspoorbrug o/h A'dam-Rijnkanaal". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Galecopperbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Merwedebrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  21. ^ "Dintelhavenbrug SB". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Jan Blanckenbrug (1999)". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Jan Blanckenbrug (2003)". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Maasbrug bij Heumen". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Spoorbrug Culemborg". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Rooyensteinsebrug". Archived from the original on 24 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Eilandbrug". Archived from the original on 18 July 2018.
  28. ^ "Prins Claus brug Utrecht". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Zeelandbrug". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016.
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Monumentnummer: 518383 Magere brug te Amsterdam". monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl - Cultural Heritage Agency (in Dutch).
  2. ^ "Bridges Borneo-Sporenburg, Amsterdam, NL". west8.com.
  3. ^ "De DEMKA-spoorbrug over het Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal" [The DEMKA railway bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal]. usine-utrecht.nl (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "Muiderbrug". benthemcrouwel.com.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 339. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.