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Hmmm Dutch citizen here, it looks like the same bridge as the one where a I lived (Alphen aan den Rijn) and it looks close to Hefbrug, there are a couple of bri

Hmmm Dutch citizen here, it looks like the same bridge as the one where a I lived (Alphen aan den Rijn) and it looks close to Hefbrug, there are a couple of bridges, that have the "same look". One in Alphen aan den Rijn, Boskoop, This one and may be somewhere else. Bridges like this can be "easily" dismantled. (If it's the same build/material/architecture as the in Alphen aan den Rijn.

rosndo 5y ago
Yep, it’s an inherent feature of the design. You can just pick up the middle part with a crane, safe and easy.
ndepoel 5y ago
The problem isn't that it's particularly hard or risky to dismantle the bridge. It's that this specific bridge is an industrial monument that holds a special place in many people's hearts and after the last restoration in 2017 a pledge was made that the bridge would never be dismantled or otherwise harmed again. Then along comes Mr. Rich Man with his exorbitant needs and suddenly these promises have all become worthless. It's a matter of principle; people are fed up that the rules never seem to apply to the super rich and everything and everyone has to make way for their demands.
- imgabe 5y ago
  Why would you build a bridge that can be opened up and then promise never to open it up again, especially when there’s a shipyard on the other side of it? That makes no sense.
  - ndepoel 5y ago
    Because it doesn't function as a bridge anymore. It stopped functioning as a bridge back in 1993. It's a monument now, an industrial monument and part of the city's heritage. It's already permanently in the open state and more than high enough to let almost any ship through easily. Except for Mr. Bezos' new superyacht. That's why it would have to be dismantled.
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    It's a bridge for trains that now use another track, and it is permanently 'open' for normal shipping. Bezos' toy isn't a normal boat so they have to dismantle it, which includes lifting out the movable part in its entirety. This is not without risk to the structure, as has been proven in the past.
brnt 5y ago
Wasn't there a huge accident in which multiple buildings were destroyed installing a new (part) of a bridge in Alphen a few years back?
- the-dude 5y ago
  Caught on video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10kOduKpaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10kOduKpaA
28304283409234 5y ago
You mean... this bridge? https://www.nu.nl/291265/video/superjacht-past-maar-net-tussen-brugdelen-in-alphen-aan-den-rijn.html https://www.nu.nl/291265/video/superjacht-past-maar-net-tuss...
- jacquesm 5y ago
  No, different bridge. This is about 'de Hef'. Nearby though.

rosndo 5y ago

Yep, it’s an inherent feature of the design. You can just pick up the middle part with a crane, safe and easy.

ndepoel 5y ago

The problem isn't that it's particularly hard or risky to dismantle the bridge. It's that this specific bridge is an industrial monument that holds a special place in many people's hearts and after the last restoration in 2017 a pledge was made that the bridge would never be dismantled or otherwise harmed again. Then along comes Mr. Rich Man with his exorbitant needs and suddenly these promises have all become worthless. It's a matter of principle; people are fed up that the rules never seem to apply to the super rich and everything and everyone has to make way for their demands.

imgabe 5y ago
Why would you build a bridge that can be opened up and then promise never to open it up again, especially when there’s a shipyard on the other side of it? That makes no sense.
- ndepoel 5y ago
  Because it doesn't function as a bridge anymore. It stopped functioning as a bridge back in 1993. It's a monument now, an industrial monument and part of the city's heritage. It's already permanently in the open state and more than high enough to let almost any ship through easily. Except for Mr. Bezos' new superyacht. That's why it would have to be dismantled.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  It's a bridge for trains that now use another track, and it is permanently 'open' for normal shipping. Bezos' toy isn't a normal boat so they have to dismantle it, which includes lifting out the movable part in its entirety. This is not without risk to the structure, as has been proven in the past.

brnt 5y ago

Wasn't there a huge accident in which multiple buildings were destroyed installing a new (part) of a bridge in Alphen a few years back?

the-dude 5y ago
Caught on video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10kOduKpaA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10kOduKpaA

28304283409234 5y ago

You mean... this bridge? https://www.nu.nl/291265/video/superjacht-past-maar-net-tussen-brugdelen-in-alphen-aan-den-rijn.html https://www.nu.nl/291265/video/superjacht-past-maar-net-tuss...

jacquesm 5y ago
No, different bridge. This is about 'de Hef'. Nearby though.