Koninginnebrug

The Koninginnebrug is a double bascule bridge built in 1929 over the Koningshaven quay.

It replaced a rotating bridge that connected Noordereiland with the left bank of the Maas River.

This new bridge resulted from a design competition held in 1924, with the winning design by A.H. Rood in collaboration with German factories Machinefabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg and the firm Grün&Bilfinger.

Municipal architects W.G. Witteveen and A. van der Steur also contributed to its construction.

On either side of the bridge, there are bridge supports made of masonry, with cast iron lampposts at the ends. The bridge’s structural components include four iconic control rooms on the pillars, providing clear views of the water and the bridge deck.

These round bridge operator houses have steel windows set in teakwood frames, along with eye-catching conical roofs covered in green copper.

The Koninginnebrug was once the biggest double drawbridge in Europe. It is important for its architectural and cultural-historical significance, as well as for its typological and structural value.

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