RAILWAY BRIDGE PLASSENDALE

Railway bridge

Project description

The rotating railway bridge connects the Plassendale I industrial estate with the freight rail network on the other side of the Ostend-Bruges canal.

It is a swing bridge with a net span of 42 m with an accompanying building where all the electromechanical control equipment is installed.

Project details

  • Client: Haven van Oostende, Afdeling Maritieme Toegang
  • Completion date: 2004
  • Location (street)/country: Ostend (Oudenburgsesteenweg)/Belgium
  • Status: Completed
  • Length: 76 m
  • Type: Railway bridge
  • Photography: Toon Grobet/Yvan Glavie

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