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

NameDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Magere BrugRijksmonument80 m (260 ft)Beam bridge
Drawbridge
Footbridge
Amstel
1670Amsterdam
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]
2Python BridgeTruss
Steel
Footbridge
IJ
2000Amsterdam
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]
3Slauerhoffbrug15 m (49 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
Tilt bridge
Road bridge
Harlingervaart
2000Leeuwarden
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]
4Enneüs Heerma Bridge205 m (673 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2001Amsterdam
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]
5De Luit BridgeDesigned by Santiago CalatravaCable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004Haarlemmermeer
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]
6De Harp BridgeDesigned by Santiago Calatrava143 m (469 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004Haarlemmermeer
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]
7De Citer BridgeDesigned by Santiago Calatrava149 m (489 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel inclined pylon
Road bridge
Hoofdvaart
2004Haarlemmermeer
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]
8NesciobrugSpan : 170 m (560 ft)Suspension
Steel box girder deck, steel pylons
2006Diemen
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]
9Rode brug [nl]10 m (33 ft)Beam bridge
Steel
Drawbridge
Road bridge
Vecht
2009Utrecht
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

NameSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationProvinceRef.
1Van Brienenoord Bridge287 m (942 ft)1,306 m (4,285 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1965Rotterdam
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]
2De Oversteek285 m (935 ft)1,400 m (4,600 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Stadsroute 100
Waal
2013Nijmegen
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]
3Erasmusbrug278 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
1996Rotterdam
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]
4Tacitusbrug [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]
5Willemsbrug270 m (890 ft)318 m (1,043 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Stadsroute 123
Nieuwe Maas
1981Rotterdam
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]
6Prince 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
1972Echteld
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]
7Martinus Nijhoff Bridge [nl]256 m (840 ft)990 m (3,250 ft)Cable-stayed
Concrete deck and pylons
1996Zaltbommel
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]
8Zandhazen Bridge [nl]255 m (837 ft)255 m (837 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2016Muiderberg
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]
9Waalbrug244 m (801 ft)604 m (1,982 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
Provincial road 325
Waal
1936Nijmegen
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]
10Werkspoor Bridge (Amsterdam–Rhine Canal) [nl]237 m (778 ft)255 m (837 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2002Utrecht
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]
11Nijmegen railway bridge235 m (771 ft)375 m (1,230 ft)Truss
Steel
1983Nijmegen
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]
12Merwede Bridge (Beneden Merwede) [nl]202 m (663 ft)1,032 m (3,386 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1967Papendrecht
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]
13Molenbrug (Kampen) [nl]193 m (633 ft)627 m (2,057 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
91+193+91
1983Kampen
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]
14Dintelhaven Bridge [nl]192 m (630 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
80+151+80

A15 motorway
Dintelhaven
2001Rotterdam
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]
15Schalkwijkse Railway Bridge [nl]188 m (617 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
1976Schalkwijk
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]
16Muider Railway Bridge [nl]188 m (617 ft)251 m (823 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1995DiemenWeesp
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]
17Galecopperbrug [nl]180 m (590 ft)320 m (1,050 ft)Cable-stayed
Steel deck, steel pylons
Twin bridges
70+180+70
1974Utrecht
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]
18Demka Railway Bridge [nl]173 m (568 ft)255 m (837 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
1970Utrecht
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]
19Vleutense Railway Bridge [nl]172 m (564 ft)172 m (564 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2018Utrecht
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]
20Merwede Bridge (Boven Merwede) [nl]170 m (560 ft)(x2)340 m (1,120 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1961GorinchemSleeuwijk
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]
21Dintelhaven Railway Bridge [nl]170 m (560 ft)270 m (890 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Betuweroute
Dintelhaven
1999Rotterdam
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]
22Hogeweide Bridge [nl]170 m (560 ft)170 m (560 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2007Utrecht
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]
23Jan 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]
24Muider Bridge [nl]162 m (531 ft)300 m (980 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
1972Muiden
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]
25Stichtse Bridge [nl]160 m (520 ft)325 m (1,066 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
1997AlmereHuizen
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
26Heumen Highway Bridge157 m (515 ft)658 m (2,159 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
1981HeumenLinden
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]
27Old Kuilenburg Railway Bridge [nl]154 m (505 ft)667 m (2,188 ft)Truss
Steel
1867Culemborg
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]
28Kuilenburg Railway Bridge [nl]154 m (505 ft)667 m (2,188 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1982Culemborg
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]
29Vianen Bridge (1936) [nl]
closed in 2004
153 m (502 ft)532 m (1,745 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
1936NieuwegeinVianen
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]
30Uyllander Bridge [nl]152 m (499 ft)362 m (1,188 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
2014Diemen
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]
31New Bridge over the IJssel (Zwolle) [nl]150 m (490 ft)644 m (2,113 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
1970ZwolleHattem
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]
32Rooyensteinsebrug150 m (490 ft)308 m (1,010 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Provincial road 835
Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
1977Tiel
51°55′24.2″N 5°25′34.3″E / 51.923389°N 5.426194°E / 51.923389; 5.426194 (Rooyensteinsebrug)
Gelderland[B 26]
33Eiland Bridge (Overijssel) [nl]150 m (490 ft)412 m (1,352 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon
2003Kampen
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]
34Prince Claus Bridge (Utrecht) [nl]150 m (490 ft)230 m (750 ft)Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylon
2003Utrecht
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]
35Hanzeboog [nl]150 m (490 ft)926 m (3,038 ft)Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
75+150+75
2011ZwolleHattem
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]
36Bleiswijk Railway Bridge [nl]5,500 m (18,000 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2004Bleiswijk
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]
37Zeeland Bridge95 m (312 ft)5,022 m (16,476 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Provincial road 256
Eastern Scheldt
1965Schouwen-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

  • "Netherlands bridge database". Bruggenstichting.nl - Nederlandse Bruggen Stichting (in Dutch).
  • Others references

See also

External links

Further reading

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