Bridges of Amsterdam II

Pythonbrug or Voetbrug

Constructed in steel ands designed to represent a twisting snake, it is easy to see how this bridge got its' name: the Pythonbrug. The bridge was built in 2001, is located in Oostelijk Havengebied, and connects Sporenburg peninsula with Borneo Island.

Located nearby is another similar red bridge, but built for bikes, it is less steep. Both bridges were designed by the Rotterdam architecture bureau West 8.

Bridges of Amsterdam I

Enneüs Heermabrug

Completed in 2001 and designed by Nicholas Grimshaw. The bridge is made of steel, with a length of 230 meters, a width of 38 meters, and a height of 26 meters. The suspended deck of the bridge serves to carry a traffic road and a light rail (tram) line. It is the main connection between IJburg and the A10 into the main city centre of Amsterdam.

The classic gables of Amsterdam’s canal houses inspired the arches and lateral gables and the wavy patterns refer to water. The segmented appearance is based on the skeleton of a crab. The shallowness of the water at the bridge site made it impossible to use floating cranes to lift the pre-assembled arches of the bridge into position during construction. The problem was solved by using pontoons and crawler cranes. [Source]

Hoeg Brögk

Hoeg Brögk, or high bridge is a cable arch bridge in Maastricht, linking the new Céramique district to the old part of the town. It is 164m long, 7.2m wide, and 45m above NAP and was built by Van Splunder Funderingstechniek. Under normal conditions the bridge will be 10m above the water. It is designed for the use of pedestrians and cyclists. [Source]

Wedged

Pedestrian Crossing

River Crossing

The Meuse or Maas River, Maastrict, Netherlands

Unlike other major cities in Holland such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Maastricht is not built over a series of canals. Instead, the city sits just west of the Meuse, a major European river flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands, also forming the border between the two countries.

Nesciobrug

Nesciobrug, otherwise know to locals as the Eel bridge, a pedestrian/bicycle suspension bridge across the Amsterdam Rhine canal.