Erasmus Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cable-stayed bridge
Bascule bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
|
| Other name(s): | Erasmusbrug |
| Completed in: | 1996 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Next to |
KPN Telecom Tower (2000)
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| Coordinates: | 51° 54' 32.00" N 4° 29' 15.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 280 m | |
| height | 139 m | |
| total length | 802 m | |
| weight | 6 800 t | |
| weight | 6 800 t |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylon |
steel (S 460)
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| deck |
steel
|
Participants
Design
Contractor
Stay cables
Lighting
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Unlucky 13, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", May 1997, n. 7 v. 3
- Quattro ponti esemplari / Four exemplary bridges, in "Crossing", June 2001, n. 2 v. 2
- Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 104-105
- Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 104-105
- Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829004109; pp. 104-105
- Numerical Modelling of Rain-Wind-Induced Vibration: Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, in "Structural Engineering International", May 1998, n. 2 v. 8
- Le Passage (1st edition), Everest Communication, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), ISBN 287996976X, 1999; pp. 144-145
- Pont Erasmus à Rotterdam: Travée d'accès, in "Bulletin ponts métalliques", 1999, n. 19
- Pont Erasmus à Rotterdam: Le pont basculant, in "Bulletin ponts métalliques", 1999, n. 19
- Dämpfer gegen Regen-Wind-induzierte Schwingungen der Schrägseile an der Erasmusbrücke, in "Stahlbau", October 1998, n. 10 v. 67
- Designing the Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1998, n. 4 v. 8
- Vibrations damped, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", November 1997, n. 9 v. 3
- 30 Bridges, Laurence King, ISBN 1856692175, 2002; pp. 170-173
- 30 Brücken, Callwey Verlag, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3766715011; pp. 170-173
- Pont Erasmus à Rotterdam: Une conception architecturale, in "Bulletin ponts métalliques", 1999, n. 19
- Pont Erasmus à Rotterdam: Le pont à haubans, in "Bulletin ponts métalliques", 1999, n. 19
- Most Erasmus, Rotterdam / Erasmus Bridge, Rotterdam, in "zlatý rez", n. 16
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000267 |
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| Created: | 19/05/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 14/05/2013 |