The City Bridge "De Oversteek" in Nijmegen

21/4/2013

The arch of the City Bridge “De Oversteek” was moved to its final place over the river Waal. The main span of the arch bridge is 285m long; the total length of the structure, the arched bridge including the approach ramps, is 1,2 km. The city bridge comemorates the daring crossing of the 82nd airborne division during the Second World War. The bridge is being build at the site where the paratroopers crossed the Waal River in small boats in daylight. During the crossing on September 20th 1944, 48 American soldiers died. More than 10.000 people followed the spectacular mega-operation on April 20, 2013.

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