Waalbrug
The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres (1,982 ft), the middle of the arch being about 65 metres (213 ft) high. The arch itself is 244.1 metres (801 ft) long and was the longest arch in Europe at the time of construction.
Waalbrug | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°51′4″N 5°52′18″E |
| Carries | Vehicular traffic |
| Crosses | Waal River |
| Locale | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 604 metres (1,982 ft) |
| Width | 26.5 metres (87 ft) |
| Height | 65 metres (213 ft) (arch) |
| Longest span | 244.1 metres (801 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 16 June 1936 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 50,000 |
| Location | |
Unlike many other bridges from the same period and with the same construction, like the IJsselbrug near Zwolle, the Graafsebrug and the bridge near Arnhem, the Waalbrug is an arch bridge in the literal sense: all forces truly work on the two pylons.
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