The Erasmus Bridge

Erasmus Bridge - currently an engineering marvel. Locals lovingly call it "Rotterdam Swan." This asymmetrical bridge compared with the white swan because of the pylon that is bent. It joined several designs - a suspension bridge and the drawbridge, the length of which eighty two meters.

Created a bridge - architect Ben van Berkel has developed a completely asymmetric its composition. Length of 802 meters, the bridge is one of the longest drawbridges on the planet. He has a huge carrying capacity at a thickness of just over two meters. For corrosion in steel composition and nickel were added chlorine. The bridge can withstand seven tons of its own weight, as well as the daily flow of vehicles.

Erasmus Bridge - the symbol of the modernization of the life of the metropolis. This is one of the busiest highways of the country, in which the clock fly endless traffic flows.

The bridge was built over six years. Its opening was held in 1996. Erasmus bridge connects the city center to the business center of Rotterdam - the Kop van Zuid.

Millions of visitors come to Rotterdam to take a look at this miracle of engineering. Especially Erasmus Bridge lovely evening when he sparkles with thousands lights, and his graceful "swan neck" is directed upwards and glittering with lights. By the way, this bridge is colorfully illustrated in the film with actor Jackie Chan, filmed in 1998.