Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge

[1][2][3] Vlaardingen is a city in the Netherlands in the western outskirts of Rotterdam, on the north bank of the Maas (Meuse), and the Vlaardingse Vaart Bridge is located in the outskirts of Vlaardingen.

[1] The bridge has a span of 45 meters across the Vlaardingse Vaart, a canal that runs north from Vlaardingen to Schipluiden.

[4] The bridge's truss is made of 400 steel tubes, welded together and originally painted red; the color has since rapidly faded.

It was prefabricated and then lifted into place in early 2009, and officially opened in April 2009.

[2][3] It was one of three finalists in the "best public space" category for the Dutch Design Awards in 2009.