1965/1990 Van Brienenoord Bridge
The Van Brienenoordbrug, which crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the South-Eastern part of Rotterdam, consists of two large tied-arch motorway bridges.
Construction of the oldest bridge (on the picture left) started in 1961. It was officially opened in 1965.
Because of increasing traffic a second bridge was opened in 1990. That is the one I was driving over.
The bridge is callen after baron Arnoud Willem van Brienen van Groote Lindt (Amsterdam, 1783-1854), who owned the island on which the bridge was built, a Century after his death.
Construction period I: 1961-1965.
Construction period II: 1986-1990.
Width: 2 x 28 m.
Arch length: 300 m.
Bridge length: 60 m.
Material: steel.
Architects: ir. W.J. van der Eb, ir. W.P. Goedhart.
See also: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Brienenoordbrug
And: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Brienenoord_Bridge
Rotterdam, IJsselmonde, Motorway A16, May 4, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
1965/1990 Van Brienenoord Bridge
The Van Brienenoordbrug, which crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the South-Eastern part of Rotterdam, consists of two large tied-arch motorway bridges.
Construction of the oldest bridge (on the picture left) started in 1961. It was officially opened in 1965.
Because of increasing traffic a second bridge was opened in 1990. That is the one I was driving over.
The bridge is callen after baron Arnoud Willem van Brienen van Groote Lindt (Amsterdam, 1783-1854), who owned the island on which the bridge was built, a Century after his death.
Construction period I: 1961-1965.
Construction period II: 1986-1990.
Width: 2 x 28 m.
Arch length: 300 m.
Bridge length: 60 m.
Material: steel.
Architects: ir. W.J. van der Eb, ir. W.P. Goedhart.
See also: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Brienenoordbrug
And: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Brienenoord_Bridge
Rotterdam, IJsselmonde, Motorway A16, May 4, 2025.
© 2025 Sander Toonen Halfweg | All Rights Reserved