Monday, August 3, 2015

St. Servaasburg Bridge, Maastrcht, Netherlands

The Sint Servaasbrug connects  pedestrian  traffic from the Binnenstad district of Maastricht on the west bank of the Meuse to the Wyck district on the east bank.
The bridge is made ​​of limestone , and in its current configuration it is 160 meters (525 ft) long and 9 meters (30 ft) wide. Its seven arches each span approximately 12 meters (39 ft), and are supported by seven piers.  A separate steel drawbridge with a span of 54.5 meters (178 ft 10 in) connects the east end of the bridge to the east bank of the river ,


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