Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
Transpoman (talk | contribs) Added coordinates |
||
| (15 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Twisted bridge in Vlaardingen, Netherlands}} |
|||
{{Infobox building |
|||
[[File:Let's twist again - Twist Bridge, Vlaardingen.jpg|thumb]] |
|||
| name = Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge |
|||
| ⚫ | The '''Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge''' (also called '''The Twist''') is a [[helix|helical]] [[truss bridge]] for pedestrian and bicycle traffic over the [[Vlaardingervaart]] canal in [[Vlaardingen]], [[Netherlands]].<ref name="gizmodo">{{citation|title=This Twisted Bridge Isn’t a Failure At All|publisher=[[Gizmodo]]|first=Andrew|last=Liszewski|date=November 24, 2011|url=https://gizmodo.com/5861882/this-twisted-bridge-isnt-a-failure-at-all/}}</ref><ref name="wallpaper">{{citation|title=Twist Bridge, Vlaardingen|url=http://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/twist-bridge-vlaardingen/3145|date=March 2, 2009|journal=[[Wallpaper (magazine)|Wallpaper]]}}.</ref><ref name="archicentral">{{citation|title=Placing Of New Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge ‘The Twist’|publisher=archiCentral|url=http://www.archicentral.com/placing-of-new-pedestrian-bicycle-bridge-the-twist-12249/|date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> |
||
| image = |
|||
| location = Netherlands |
|||
| completion_date = April 2009 |
|||
| map_type = Netherlands |
|||
| map_relief = |
|||
| map_dot_label = |
|||
}} |
|||
| ⚫ | The '''Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge''' (also called '''The Twist''') is a [[helix|helical]] [[truss bridge]] for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in [[Vlaardingen]], [[Netherlands]].<ref name="gizmodo">{{citation|title=This Twisted Bridge Isn’t a Failure At All|publisher=[[Gizmodo]]|first=Andrew|last=Liszewski|date=November 24, 2011|url=https://gizmodo.com/5861882/this-twisted-bridge-isnt-a-failure-at-all/}} |
||
==Location== |
==Location== |
||
Vlaardingen is a city in the Netherlands in the western outskirts of [[Rotterdam]], on the north bank of the |
Vlaardingen is a city in the Netherlands in the western outskirts of [[Rotterdam]], on the north bank of the Maas (''[[Meuse]]''), and the Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge is located in the outskirts of Vlaardingen. It links two Vlaardingen suburbs, Holy-Zuid on the east side of the bridge and Broekpolder on the west side.<ref name="gizmodo"/> The bridge has a span of 45 meters across the Vlaardingse Vaart, a [[canal]] that runs north from Vlaardingen to [[Schipluiden]].<ref name="structurae">{{Structurae|id=20053222|title=Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge|accessdate=2011-12-05}}</ref> |
||
==Design== |
==Design== |
||
The bridge's truss is made of 400 steel tubes, welded together and painted red. The truss's rectangular cross-section twists through a 90 degree angle along the span of the bridge, so that it is nearly horizontal at both ends of the bridge but diamond-shaped in the bridge's center.<ref name="wallpaper"/><ref name="archicentral"/> This design creates an illusion from some points of view that the bridge has collapsed,<ref name="gizmodo"/> but it also serves a functional purpose, damping vibrations from traffic on the bridge.<ref name="wallpaper"/> |
The bridge's truss is made of 400 steel tubes, welded together and originally painted red; the color has since rapidly faded.<ref>Peter Spek, [https://www.grootvlaardingen.nl/nieuws/algemeen/663873/de-wokkel-over-vlaardingse-vaart-is-aan-een-onderhoudsbeurt-toe- 'De Wokkel over Vlaardingse Vaart is aan een onderhoudsbeurt toe'], ''Groot Vlaardingen'', March 8, 2019.</ref> The truss's rectangular cross-section twists through a 90 degree angle along the span of the bridge, so that it is nearly horizontal at both ends of the bridge but diamond-shaped in the bridge's center.<ref name="wallpaper"/><ref name="archicentral"/> This design creates an illusion from some points of view that the bridge has collapsed,<ref name="gizmodo"/> but it also serves a functional purpose, damping vibrations from traffic on the bridge.<ref name="wallpaper"/> |
||
==History== |
==History== |
||
The bridge was designed by Dutch firm [[West 8]] beginning in 2005, with structural engineering consultation from another firm, ABT. It was prefabricated and then lifted into place in early 2009, and officially opened in April 2009.<ref name="wallpaper"/><ref name="archicentral"/> It was one of three finalists in the "best public space" category for the [[Dutch Design Awards]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.dutchdesignawards.nl/cms_file.php?fromDB=4391&forceDownload Appendix – Finalists Dutch Design Awards 2009], accessed 2011-12-06. See also [ |
The bridge was designed by Dutch firm [[West 8]] beginning in 2005, with structural engineering consultation from another firm, ABT. It was prefabricated and then lifted into place in early 2009, and officially opened in April 2009.<ref name="wallpaper"/><ref name="archicentral"/> It was one of three finalists in the "best public space" category for the [[Dutch Design Awards]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.dutchdesignawards.nl/cms_file.php?fromDB=4391&forceDownload Appendix – Finalists Dutch Design Awards 2009], accessed 2011-12-06. See also [https://www.dutchdesignawards.nl/gallery/brug-over-de-vlaardingse-vaart/ Brug over de Vlaardingse Vaart] on the Dutch Design Awards site (in Dutch).</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 26: | Line 18: | ||
*{{citation|title=Bridge Vaardingse Vaart|url=http://www.west8.nl/projects/bridge_vlaardingse_vaart/|publisher=[[West 8]]|accessdate=2011-12-05}}. |
*{{citation|title=Bridge Vaardingse Vaart|url=http://www.west8.nl/projects/bridge_vlaardingse_vaart/|publisher=[[West 8]]|accessdate=2011-12-05}}. |
||
{{Coord|51.922908|4.339944|format=dms|type:landmark_region:NL|display=title}} |
|||
{{coord missing|Netherlands}} |
|||
[[Category:Truss bridges]] |
[[Category:Truss bridges]] |
||
[[Category:Bridges in the Netherlands]] |
|||
[[Category:Cyclist bridges in the Netherlands]] |
[[Category:Cyclist bridges in the Netherlands]] |
||
[[Category:Pedestrian bridges in the Netherlands]] |
|||
[[Category:Steel bridges in the Netherlands]] |
[[Category:Steel bridges in the Netherlands]] |
||
[[Category:Bridges in South Holland]] |
[[Category:Bridges in South Holland]] |
||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 7 November 2023
The Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge (also called The Twist) is a helical truss bridge for pedestrian and bicycle traffic over the Vlaardingervaart canal in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.[1][2][3]
Location
[edit]Vlaardingen is a city in the Netherlands in the western outskirts of Rotterdam, on the north bank of the Maas (Meuse), and the Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge is located in the outskirts of Vlaardingen. It links two Vlaardingen suburbs, Holy-Zuid on the east side of the bridge and Broekpolder on the west side.[1] The bridge has a span of 45 meters across the Vlaardingse Vaart, a canal that runs north from Vlaardingen to Schipluiden.[4]
Design
[edit]The bridge's truss is made of 400 steel tubes, welded together and originally painted red; the color has since rapidly faded.[5] The truss's rectangular cross-section twists through a 90 degree angle along the span of the bridge, so that it is nearly horizontal at both ends of the bridge but diamond-shaped in the bridge's center.[2][3] This design creates an illusion from some points of view that the bridge has collapsed,[1] but it also serves a functional purpose, damping vibrations from traffic on the bridge.[2]
History
[edit]The bridge was designed by Dutch firm West 8 beginning in 2005, with structural engineering consultation from another firm, ABT. It was prefabricated and then lifted into place in early 2009, and officially opened in April 2009.[2][3] It was one of three finalists in the "best public space" category for the Dutch Design Awards in 2009.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Liszewski, Andrew (November 24, 2011), This Twisted Bridge Isn’t a Failure At All, Gizmodo
- ^ a b c d "Twist Bridge, Vlaardingen", Wallpaper, March 2, 2009.
- ^ a b c Placing Of New Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge ‘The Twist’, archiCentral, February 26, 2009
- ^ Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ Peter Spek, 'De Wokkel over Vlaardingse Vaart is aan een onderhoudsbeurt toe', Groot Vlaardingen, March 8, 2019.
- ^ Appendix – Finalists Dutch Design Awards 2009, accessed 2011-12-06. See also Brug over de Vlaardingse Vaart on the Dutch Design Awards site (in Dutch).
External links
[edit]- Bridge Vaardingse Vaart, West 8, retrieved 2011-12-05.