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Erasmusbrug
Sign in to saveThe Erasmusbrug (English: "Erasmus Bridge") is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named in 1992 after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam's most important landmark and is even part of the city's official logo.
Key facts
- Bridge.bridge_name
- Erasmus Bridge
- Bridge.native_name
- Erasmusbrug
- Bridge.native_name_lang
- nl
- Bridge.image
- Erasmusbrug, September 2019.jpg
- Bridge.image_size
- 266px
- Bridge.caption
- The Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam
- Bridge.other_name
- De Zwaan (The Swan)
- Bridge.carries
- 2 tramway tracks, 4 traffic lanes, 2 cycle tracks, 2 sidewalks
- Bridge.crosses
- Nieuwe Maas
- Bridge.locale
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Bridge.designer
- Ben van Berkel
- Bridge.material
- Steel and concrete
- Bridge.spans
- 4
- Bridge.complete
- 1996
- Bridge.cost
- € 165 million (365 million Guilders)
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The Erasmusbrug (English: "Erasmus Bridge") is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge. Construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named in 1992 after Desiderius Erasmus, a prominent Christian Renaissance humanist also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Erasmus Bridge is Rotterdam's most important landmark and is even part of the city's official logo.
== History == The bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname "The Swan".