© Rook & Nagelkerke
WILLEMS BRIDGE
C. VEERLING (GEMEENTEWERKEN), 1975-1981
Willemsbrug, Rotterdam
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Cor Veerling
ARTIST:
Auke de Vries
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Gemeentewerken Rotterdam
BUILDING TYPE:
Civil engineering works
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Cor Veerling
ARTIST:
Auke de Vries
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Gemeentewerken Rotterdam
BUILDING TYPE:
Civil engineering works
PUBLICATIONS:
Polytechnisch Tijdschrift Bouwkunde 1981 p. 275; M. Beerman, F. van Burkom, F. Grijzenhout (red.) - Beeldengids van Nederland, Rotterdam 1994; Architectuur Rotterdam 1970-1995, 1995; G. Bouma, M. Struijs, S. Thissen (red.) - Het Groot Rotterdamse Bruggenboek, 2005
In the 1970s the old steel Willemsbrug linking Noordereiland and the north bank of the Maas was replaced by a new bridge able to accommodate the increase in traffic. Its deck is held aloft by a system of tie rods attached to two V-shaped steel towers the colour of red lead. Almost immediately on completion the new Willems Bridge joined the skyline of the new high rises along Boompjes boulevard as one of the most engaging icons of what was once again a dynamic city.