Maas Bridge at Grave
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Maas Bridge at Grave is a historic road bridge over the River Maas in the Dutch town of Grave, known for its strategic importance during World War II’s Operation Market Garden.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
bicycles
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| commemorates | Allied airborne and ground troops of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| connects | Grave (south bank) and the north bank of the Maas ⓘ |
| controlledAccessTo | north bank of the Maas near Grave ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | River Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military-strategic crossing (historical)
ⓘ
transportation ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMemorials | yes ⓘ |
| hasScenicViewOf |
River Maas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic town of Grave ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | yes ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| inConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inMilitaryOperation | Operation Market Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHistoricSite | yes ⓘ |
| isKnownAs | Bridge at Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor | being one of the key bridges targeted in Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local road infrastructure of Grave ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
World War II military history literature
ⓘ
histories of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ North Brabant ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cuijk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heumen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nijmegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II history
ⓘ
role in Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch road network ⓘ |
| region | eastern North Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverCrossingType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| riverName | Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
link between Eindhoven and Nijmegen corridor
ⓘ
vital crossing for Allied advance into Germany ⓘ |
| usedFor | road traffic ⓘ |
| waterwayTypeCrossed | river ⓘ |
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