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

		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″N4°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″N4°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″N5°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	S114 IJtram IJ	2001	Amsterdam 52°21′54.2″N4°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″N4°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″N4°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″N4°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	Footbridge Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2006	Diemen 52°21′23.4″N4°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″N5°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

		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	A16 motorway European route E19 Nieuwe Maas	1965	Rotterdam 51°54′12″N4°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″N5°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″N4°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	A50 motorway European route E31 Waal	1975 2013	Beuningen 51°53′7.5″N5°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″N4°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″N5°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	A2 motorway European route E25 Waal	1996	Zaltbommel 51°49′5.3″N5°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	Weesp–Lelystad railway A1 motorway	2016	Muiderberg 52°19′00.6″N5°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″N5°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	Amsterdam–Arnhem railway Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2002	Utrecht 52°6′36.9″N5°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	Arnhem–Nijmegen railway Waal	1983	Nijmegen 51°51′7.2″N5°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	N3 motorway Beneden Merwede	1967	Papendrecht 51°51′22.7″N4°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	Provincial road N764 Ijssel	1983	Kampen 52°32′31.2″N5°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″N4°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	Utrecht–Boxtel railway Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	1976	Schalkwijk 52°0′21.8″N5°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	Amsterdam–Zutphen railway Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	1995	Diemen – Weesp 52°19′28.9″N5°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	A12 motorway European route E30 European route E35 Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	1974	Utrecht 52°3′38.4″N5°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	Amsterdam–Arnhem railway Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	1970	Utrecht 52°06′37.7″N5°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	Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2018	Utrecht 52°05′52.8″N5°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	A27 motorway European route E311 Boven Merwede	1961	Gorinchem – Sleeuwijk 51°49′38.1″N4°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″N4°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	Road bridge Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2007	Utrecht 52°5′51.7″N5°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	A2 motorway European route E25 Lek	1999 2003	Nieuwegein – Vianen 51°59′51.2″N5°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	A1 motorway European route E231 Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	1972	Muiden 52°19′56.7″N5°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	A27 motorway Gooimeer Eemmeer	1997	Almere – Huizen 52°18′13.1″N5°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	A73 motorway European route E31 Meuse	1981	Heumen – Linden 52°22′41.5″N4°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	Utrecht–Boxtel railway Lek	1867	Culemborg 51°57′38″N5°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	Utrecht–Boxtel railway Lek	1982	Culemborg 51°57′38.1″N5°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	Lek	1936	Nieuwegein – Vianen 51°57′38.1″N5°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	Stadsroute 114 Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2014	Diemen 52°20′12.0″N5°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	A28 motorway European route E232 Ijssel	1970	Zwolle – Hattem 52°29′59.3″N6°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″N5°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	A50 motorway Ijssel	2003	Kampen 52°34′59″N5°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	Road bridge Amsterdam–Rhine Canal	2003	Utrecht 52°4′15.6″N5°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	Utrecht–Kampen railway Lelystad–Zwolle railway Road bridge Ijssel	2011	Zwolle – Hattem 52°29′23.6″N6°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	HSL-Zuid	2004	Bleiswijk 52°2′20.2″N4°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-Duiveland – Noord-Beveland 51°36′47.6″N3°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).

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.

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com .

1. "Magere Brug".
2. "Borneo/Sporenburg Bicycle Bridge".
3. "Slauerhoffbrug".
4. "Enneüs Heerma Bridge".
5. "De Luit".
6. "De Harp".
7. "De Citer".
8. "Red Bridge".
9. "Van Brienenoordbrug".
10. "De Oversteek".
11. "Erasmus Bridge".
12. "Tacitus Bridge".
13. "Willems Bridge".
14. "Prins Willem Alexander Brug".
15. "Martinus Nijhoffbrug".
16. "Zandhazen Bridge".
17. "Waalbrug".
18. "Werkspoorbrug".
19. "Nijmegen Railroad Bridge".
20. "Merwede Bridge".
21. "Molenbrug".
22. "Dintelhaven Road Bridge".
23. "Diemen Railroad Bridge".
24. "Galecopperbrug".
25. "Vleutensespoorbrug".
26. "Merwede Bridge".
27. "Dintelhaven Bridge".
28. "Hogeweidebrug".
29. "Vianen Bridge".
30. "Muider Bridge".
31. "Heumen Highway Bridge".
32. "Culemborg Railroad Bridge".
33. "Culemborg Railroad Bridge".
34. "Vianen Bridge".
35. "Uyllander Bridge".
36. "Ijssel Bridge".
37. "Eilandbrug".
38. "Prince Claus Bridge".
39. "Zwolle Railroad Bridge".
40. "Bleiswijk High-Speed Rail Viaduct".
41. "Zealand Bridge".

• 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

• Transport in the Netherlands
• Rail transport in the Netherlands
• List of motorways in the Netherlands
• Geography of the Netherlands

External links

• "Categorie:Bruggen in Nederland". wegenwiki.nl (in Dutch).
• "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Netherlands)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
• "Suspension Bridges of Netherlands". Bridgemeister.com.

Further reading

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