Jarcho

Becca Jarcho

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 * 1) The bridge I studied was the Erasmusbrug.
 * 2) It is in the city of Rotterdam and was completed in 1996.
 * 3) The bridge connects the North and South parts of the city so people and cars could get to the other side easier.
 * 4) The bridge was needed so that people could get across the Nieuwe Maas easier.
 * 5) The Erasmusbrug is a cable stayed bridge and the south end is a bascule bridge to let larger boats through.
 * 6) The bridge cost about $110 million to construct.
 * 7) This bridge is mostly constructed out of steel...yay!
 * 8) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges?
 * 9) How long did it take to build this bridge?
 * 10) The Erasmusbrug is 2,650 ft. long.
 * 11) One interesting fact about the bridge is that it was featured in the 1988 Jackie Chan film //Who Am I.// Also, The bascule bridge is the biggest and heaviest in West Europe and has the biggest panel of it's type in the world. And shortly after the bridge was opened October 1996, it was discovered that the bascule portion of the bridge was able to opperate smoothly even under particularly strong wind conditions.