Botlekbrug
Netherlands
Europe's biggest liftingbridge, crossing the river Maas
Project data
- Year of completion
- 2015
- Project duration
- 12 Months
- Country
- Netherlands
- Address
- Rotterdam, Hoogvliet
- Realization
- Top50 element with MF-240 platforms,
- Structure
- Bridge
- Architect
- Quist Wintermans, Rotterdam
Abutment
- Construction method
- Monolithic
- Cross-sectional shape
- Twin-cell box girder – slanted webs
- Structure height
- 16,00 m
- Height of casting sections
- 3,60 m
- Shape
- Radius
- Type of carriage/traveller or formwork
- Crane-lifted brackets
- Length of bridge (superstructure)
- 65,00 m
- Width of bridge (superstructure)
- 17,00 m
- Height of bridge (up to top edge of superstructure)
- 16,00 m
- Form-facing
- Dokaplex formwork sheet
- Form-tie pattern
- Stipulated by architect