Erasmus Bridge
The Erasmusbrug (“Erasmus Bridge”) is a cable stayed bridge across the Nieuwe Maas river, linking the northern and southern halves of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The Erasmusbrug was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The 808 metre long bridge has a 139 metre-high asymmetrical pylon, earning the bridge its nickname of “The Swan”.
The southern span of the bridge has a 89 metre long bascule bridge for ships that cannot pass under the bridge. The bascule bridge is the largest and heaviest in West Europe and has the largest panel of its type in the world.
The bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996, having cost 165 million Dutch guilders (about 75 million euros) to construct. Shortly after the bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.
The bridge was featured in the 1998 Jackie Chan film Who Am I? In 2005 several planes flew underneath the bridge as part of the “Red Bull Air Race”.
In 2005, the bridge served as the backdrop for a performance by Dj Tiësto titled “Tiësto @ The Bridge, Rotterdam”. The performance featured fire fighting ships spraying jets of water into the air in front of the bridge, a fireworks barge launching fireworks beside the bridge, and multi colored spot/search lights attached to the bridge itself. source wikipedia
Taken with a Nikon D70s with a Sigma 18-200mm on a Manfrotto 055XPROB with a 804RC2 head.
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blondiegirl
This is particularly stunning!! i love this a definate favorite!!
Travis Easton
amazing structure and great info about it, beautifully captured
Claire Farley
Stunning architectural structure captured beautifully!
champion
Well done, great work
Béla Török
Fabulous work my friend!
Sheri Scherbarth
Now that is cool, I love it.
Gerry Danen
Great shot, Brendan! :)
CanDuCreations
Awesome work!
Wanda Lechene
great composition and very beautiful site. i love it ..
Clark Thompson
This is a pretty incredible photograph of an pretty incredible man-made structure. I suppose I’ll have to watch “Who am I?” again because I don’t remember seeing this bridge. How could I have missed it? Great photograph!
SandyK
Great capture, very beautiful night scene!
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture
rodsfotos
A beautiful night image of this amazing bridge Brendan, a well thought out balanced composition and the exposure was perfect, well done indeed,
Regards, Rod.
PrincessVicki
Brilliant capture Brendan! I love the perspective!
Sean Farragher
great capture
ChelseaBlue
Lovely image, well captured
Lois Bryan
Oh Brendan … swan indeed!! your capture … hon … this is BREATHTAKING!! I’m seeing Feature on top of Feature … Front page worthy … the way you’ve captured the light n the cables to the left .. gleaming in the light against the night … is outstanding!!! I agree with Rod … very well thought out and balanced … perfection!!!
Lynda McDonald
outstanding image not to mention the structure itself !
Lucindawind
stuning architecture! wonderful shot :)
lorilee
Wow – this is a spectacular image!!!!!
reflector
An incredible bridge and night capture ! So sharp and clean.
Pamela Jayne S...
stunning night capture love the bridge and the architecture in the shot!
Joanne Bradley
Briliant capture of this amazing engineering!
linda858100
stunning,
Tori Buck
This bridge is just stunning. I bet it is even just as cool in the day time with some powerful clouds. But I think I would still like the night scene better. Great work and clarity. :-)
Marc Evans IPA
Very nice ! Great lighting
Darryl SANT
Good shot. Great night capture.
satwant
Very nice shot. you have certainly created a drama by choosing the special place to shoot. Well done Ducky.
Gaz Gazmajster
Great shot ! Beautiful view!
Jawaher
Excellent Brendan. Super great focus, color and composition. Love the way you see things. Val
Grandia
Als inwoner van de regio Rotterdam zie ik de Erasmusbrug bijna dagelijks en deze foto vind ik dan ook fantastisch. Heel mooi gedaan!
Robin Brown
Superb shot Brendan!!!
Steve Woodman
Marvelous shot!
Keith Reesor
Stunning capture Brendan!!
linda858100
MARVELOUS INDEED,
John Beamish
Amazing clarity.
roybarry
A superb capture, really well done!
Ben Herman
A great clean shot. well framed.
Rachael Macleod
Fabulous lighting, lines and angles!
Cody Grimsrud
very crisp.
Paul Woloschuk
A wonderful image Brendan.
You’ve combined two of my favourites here….night shots and architecture!
Robert Armstrong
Wonderful shot, well captured!
Dennis Gay
G’day BRENDAN!
This giant harp-like bridge is a marvellous structure, so well presented to display its architectural style, taking full advantage of it’s lighting.
Great exposure, good focus and a good composition help make this a delight to view.
GB
Dennis