De Oversteek

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De Oversteek is a modern road bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
bridge
girder bridge
road bridge
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
commemorates Waal river crossing of 20 September 1944
World War II
connects north bank of the Waal at Lent
south bank of the Waal at Nijmegen
country the Netherlands
crosses River Waal
hasAlternativeName City Bridge Nijmegen
hasConstructionPeriod late 2000s to early 2010s
hasDesign steel arches with concrete deck
hasFunction urban traffic connection
war commemoration site
hasHeritageAspect war memorial
hasLength approximately 1,400 metres
hasLightingFeature 48 pairs of lampposts
hasLightingRitualTime sunset
hasMaterial concrete
steel
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
hasOpeningDate 2013
hasStructureType road bridge with separate bicycle and pedestrian paths
hasTrafficFunction relieves congestion on Waalbrug
hasUsage 24-hour traffic
isModern yes
isPartOf Nijmegen city expansion to the north
isToll no
languageOfName Dutch
lightingCommemoration each pair of lampposts is lit in sequence at night to honor 48 American soldiers
locatedIn Gelderland
Nijmegen
the Netherlands
meaningOfName The Crossing
memorialFor 48 American soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division
namedAfter World War II Waal river crossing
near Lent district
Nijmegen city center
openedToTraffic 2013
partOf Nijmegen road network
region eastern Netherlands
replaced part of traffic load of the Waalbrug
river Waal

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nijmegen
hasBridge

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