Photo © Christian Richters
Photo © Christian Richters
Drawing © UNStudio
Erasmus Bridge
Back to Projects list- Location
- Erasmusbrug, 3072 Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Client
- Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam
- Team
- Ben van Berkel with Freek Loos, Hans Cromjongh and Ger Gijzen, Willemijn Lofvers, Sibo de Man, Gerard Nijenhuis, Manon Patinama, John Rebel, Ernst van Rijn, Hugo Schuurman, Caspar Smeets, Paul Toornend, Jan Willem Walraad, Dick Wetzels
- Engineering
- Ingenieursbureau Gemeentewerken Rotterdam
- Contractor steel works
- Grootint, Dordrecht
- Contractor concrete works
- MBG/CFE, Brussel/Antwerpen
Constructed to facilitate the orchestration of traffic flows, the bridge design is inspired by, and in turn reflects, the industrial character of Rotterdam, adding to the narrative of the city. The bridge operates as the last crossing point between the Northern and Southern areas of the city, whilst its structural scale and design articulation has become a distinctive landmark within the surrounding skyline.