Erasmusbrug (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Erasmusbrug (English: “Erasmus Bridge”) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge completed in 1996 crossing 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.

Erasmusbrug Anno 1996 (Rotterdam, Nederland) — Erasmus Bridge completed in 1996 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

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Erasmus Bridge (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Puente de Erasmo (Rotterdam, Países Bajos)

The 802-metre-long (2,631 ft) bridge across the New Meuse was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The cable-stayed bridge section has a single 139-metre-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pale blue pylon with a prominent horizontal base, earning the bridge its nickname “The Swan”.
The southernmost span of the bridge has an 89-metre-long (292 ft) bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in Western Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.

Erasmusbrücke (Rotterdam, Niederlande)

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Erasmusbrug (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

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Мост Эра́зма (Роттердам, Нидерланды)

After costing more than 165 million Euros to construct, the bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.
During the preliminary design process, many alternative designs were developed. In 1990, one of the review architects, Ben van Berkel, revealed his own design, which was similar to the one Santiago Calatrava used for the Alamillo Bridge in Sevilla, Spain: a single pylon positioned on one side of the river with a backward lean. Because the initially designed 150-m-high concrete bent pylon was to act as a counterweight for the 284-m span, the pylon had no back stays.

جسر إيراسموس (روتردام ، هولندا)

Pont Érasme (Rotterdam, Pays-Bas)

Erasmus Köprüsü (Rotterdam, Hollanda)

The bridge featured in the 1998 Jackie Chan film Who Am I?. In 2005, several planes flew underneath the bridge as part of the “Red Bull Air Race”. The bridge is also part of The World Port Days in Rotterdam. In 2005, the bridge served as the backdrop for a performance by DJ Tiësto titled “Tiësto @ The Bridge, Rotterdam”. The performance featured fire-fighting ships spraying jets of water into the air in front of the bridge, a fireworks barge launching fireworks beside the bridge, and multi colored spot/search lights attached to the bridge itself. The bridge was crossed during the prologue and the opening stage of the 2010 Tour de France It was also crossed during the second stage of the 2015 edition.