Erasmusbrug

Erasmus Bridge Erasmusbrug
The Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam
Coordinates	51°54′33″N 4°29′12″E / 51.90917°N 4.48667°E / 51.90917; 4.48667
Carries	2 tramway tracks, 4 traffic lanes, 2 cycle tracks, 2 sidewalks
Crosses	Nieuwe Maas
Locale	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Other name(s)	De Zwaan (The Swan)
Characteristics
Material	Steel and concrete
Total length	802-metre (2,631 ft)[1]
Width	33.8-metre (111 ft)
Height	139-metre (456 ft)
Longest span	285-metre (935 ft)
No. of spans	4
Clearance below	12.5-metre (41 ft)
History
Designer	Ben van Berkel
Construction end	1996
Construction cost	€ 165 million[2] (365 million Guilders)[3]
Location

The Erasmusbrug (English: "Erasmus Bridge") is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses 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.^[4]