General Information
| Completion: | 2015 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vertical lift bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
main span: Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
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| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Botlekbrug (1955)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 52' 16.86" N 4° 19' 53.43" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of movable section | 2 x 92 m | |
| towers | height | 64 m |
Case Studies and Applied Products
Floating expansion joints for Europe’s largest lift bridge
Rotterdam has the largest port in Europe, so its port entrance for overseas container ships is both vast and congested. This is the entrance to what is currently the largest lift bridge in Europe: the Botlekbrug. Opening and closing a br ... [more]
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Expansion joints
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Relevant Publications
- (2016): Expansion joints and bearings for the largest lift bridge in Europa. Presented at: IABSE Congress: Challenges in Design and Construction of an Innovative and Sustainable Built Environment, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-23 September 2016, pp. 2424-2431.
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20068239 - Published on:
14/01/2016 - Last updated on:
18/01/2024
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