An hour later, the road in the other direction open, said a spokesman for Public Works.
Friday the A1 was closed because a new railway bridge had to be placed. Initially, the road would open Saturday at 12:00 again. But the operation was successful, so the job was done previously.
The new bridge, which was built next to the highway since 2014, was moved over a distance of about 400 meters to the in place bring. That happened at a snail’s pace of 1 meter per minute. The colossus was held in place with special vehicles.
The bridge is called The Sand Hare Bridge. A spokesman for Rijkswaterstaat ‘sand hares’ the nickname of the inhabitants of Muiderberg, lying on a sand bar.
Largest Object
According to Rijkswaterstaat the largest object ever made by humans is moved. The bridge has a length of 255 meters and a height of 55 meters. It weighs 8400 tons and according to Public Works has as much steel as the Eiffel Tower.
After the bridge was installed, the highway had to be trimmed again. So had to be replaced include the guardrails and lighting. That were previously removed to make room for the monster.
Out
The new railway bridge is now on temporary supports next to the old bridge. it was demolished in August and the new railway bridge slid into its final place. In the coming months the contractor builds off the bridge. This are sometimes closed to one or more lanes
Video: Animation about placing new railway bridge
Railway Muiderberg ready for the crossing
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