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