List of bridges in Belgium

This list of bridges in Belgium lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in Belgium. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
1	Pont des Trous dismantled in 2019	Bridge castle Cultural heritage	53 m (174 ft)	Masonry 3 pointed arches	Footbridge Scheldt	1329	Tournai 50°36′46.6″N 3°23′1.4″E / 50.612944°N 3.383722°E / 50.612944; 3.383722 (Pont des Trous)	Hainaut	^{[S 1]} ^[1]
2	Pont de Jambes	Cultural heritage	145 m (476 ft)	Masonry 7 arches, limestone	Road bridge Meuse	16th century	Jambes–Namur 50°27′30″N 4°51′57.6″E / 50.45833°N 4.866000°E / 50.45833; 4.866000 (Pont de Jambes)	Namur	^{[S 2]} ^[2]
3	Pont romain de Montignies-Saint-Christophe	Cultural heritage	20 m (66 ft)	Masonry 13 arches	Footbridge Hantes	18th century	Montignies-Saint-Christophe 50°16′57.7″N 4°10′57.9″E / 50.282694°N 4.182750°E / 50.282694; 4.182750	Hainaut	^{[S 3]} ^[3]
4	Pont Népomucène	Historic Centre of Bruges World Heritage Site Cultural heritage		Masonry 1 arch	Road bridge Dijver Canal	18th century	Bruges 51°12′25.3″N 3°13′37″E / 51.207028°N 3.22694°E / 51.207028; 3.22694 (Pont Saint-Jean-Népomucène)	West Flanders	^{[S 4]} ^[4] ^[5]
5	Pont de Bouillon			Masonry 3 pointed arches	Road bridge Semois		Bouillon 49°47′40.0″N 5°03′52.5″E / 49.794444°N 5.064583°E / 49.794444; 5.064583 (Pont de Bouillon)	Luxembourg Province	^{[S 5]}
6	Pont du Waterhoek demolished	First bridge designed by Arthur Vierendeel	42 m (138 ft)	Truss Steel Vierendeel bridge	Road bridge Scheldt	1906	Avelgem 50°46′27.2″N 3°28′20.6″E / 50.774222°N 3.472389°E / 50.774222; 3.472389 (Pont du Waterhoek)	West Flanders	^[6]
7	Bonifatiusbrug	Historic Centre of Bruges World Heritage Site		Masonry 1 segmental arch	Footbridge Dijver Canal	1910	Bruges 51°12′17.7″N 3°13′31.3″E / 51.204917°N 3.225361°E / 51.204917; 3.225361 (Bonifatiusbrug)	West Flanders	^[4]
8	Mexicobrug	Cultural heritage	23 m (75 ft)	Truss Steel Bascule bridge	Road bridge Houtdok	1941	Antwerp 51°14′12.5″N 4°24′32.8″E / 51.236806°N 4.409111°E / 51.236806; 4.409111 (Mexicobrug)	Antwerp	^{[S 6]} ^[7]
9	Pont des Arches	Cultural heritage	130 m (430 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Road bridge Meuse	1947	Liège 50°38′36.8″N 5°34′43.8″E / 50.643556°N 5.578833°E / 50.643556; 5.578833 (Pont des Arches (Liège))	Liège	^{[S 7]}
10	Pont brûlé		38 m (125 ft)	Beam bridge Concrete Vertical-lift bridge	Road bridge Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal	1968	Grimbergen 50°56′52.3″N 4°24′48″E / 50.947861°N 4.41333°E / 50.947861; 4.41333 (Pont-Brûlé (Grimbergen))	Flemish Brabant	^{[S 8]}
11	Pont de l'Observatoire	Designed by Santiago Calatrava	208 m (682 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch	Road bridge A602 Motorway	2002	Liège 50°37′34.3″N 5°33′49.6″E / 50.626194°N 5.563778°E / 50.626194; 5.563778 (Pont de l'Observatoire)	Liège	^{[S 9]}

Major road and railway bridges

	Name	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Province	Ref.
1	Eau Rouge Viaduct	270 m (890 ft)	652 m (2,139 ft)	Arch Steel deck arch	A27 motorway European route E42 Eau Rouge	1993	Malmedy–Verviers 50°26′38.8″N 6°0′26.7″E / 50.444111°N 6.007417°E / 50.444111; 6.007417 (Eau Rouge Viaduct)	Liège	^{[S 10]}
2	Godsheide Bridge	210 m (690 ft)	264 m (866 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel girder deck, steel pylons 54+210+54	Road bridge Albert Canal	1979	Hasselt 50°42′53.9″N 5°40′18.7″E / 50.714972°N 5.671861°E / 50.714972; 5.671861 (Godsheide Bridge)	Limburg	^{[S 11]}
3	Lanaye Bridge	177 m (581 ft)	232 m (761 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete girder deck, concrete pylon	Road bridge Albert Canal	1982	Lanaye 50°47′2.3″N 5°41′19.3″E / 50.783972°N 5.688694°E / 50.783972; 5.688694 (Lanaye Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 12]}
4	Genk Bridge	176 m (577 ft)	218 m (715 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Route nationale 76 Albert Canal	1985	Genk 50°56′10.5″N 5°28′15.3″E / 50.936250°N 5.470917°E / 50.936250; 5.470917 (Genk Bridge)	Limburg	^{[S 13]}
5	Ben-Ahin Bridge	168 m (551 ft)	341 m (1,119 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon	Route nationale 643 Meuse	1987	Huy 50°31′40.3″N 5°12′49.8″E / 50.527861°N 5.213833°E / 50.527861; 5.213833 (Ben-Ahin Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 14]}
6	Pont de Wandre	168 m (551 ft)	527 m (1,729 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon 144+30+168	Route nationale 667 Meuse Albert Canal	1989	Herstal–Wandre 50°40′23.1″N 5°38′40.5″E / 50.673083°N 5.644583°E / 50.673083; 5.644583 (Pont de Wandre)	Liège	^{[S 15]}
7	Charlemagne Viaduct	166 m (545 ft)	642 m (2,106 ft)	Box girder Steel 92+124+166+124	Route nationale 97 Meuse	1981	Dinant 50°14′29.5″N 4°55′5″E / 50.241528°N 4.91806°E / 50.241528; 4.91806 (Charlemagne Viaduct)	Namur	^{[S 16]}
8	Vilvoorde Viaduct	162 m (531 ft)	1,689 m (5,541 ft)	Box girder Steel	Brussels Ring Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal Senne	1977	Vilvoorde 50°54′51.2″N 4°24′59.6″E / 50.914222°N 4.416556°E / 50.914222; 4.416556 (Vilvoorde Viaduct)	Flemish Brabant	^{[S 17]} ^[8] ^[9]
9	Houffalize Viaduct	162 m (531 ft)	370 m (1,210 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	A26 motorway European route E25 Ourthe	1979	Houffalize 50°7′52.3″N 5°46′2.3″E / 50.131194°N 5.767306°E / 50.131194; 5.767306 (Houffalize Viaduct)	Luxembourg Province	^{[S 18]}
10	Pays de Liège Bridge	162 m (531 ft)	328 m (1,076 ft)	Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon	A602 motorway European route E25 Meuse	2000	Liège 50°36′58.9″N 5°34′44.7″E / 50.616361°N 5.579083°E / 50.616361; 5.579083 (Pays de Liège Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 19]}
11	Beez Viaduct	151 m (495 ft)	579 m (1,900 ft)	Box girder Steel 80+151+80	A4 motorway European route E411 Meuse	1971	Beez 50°27′53.5″N 4°55′01.2″E / 50.464861°N 4.917000°E / 50.464861; 4.917000 (Beez Viaduct)	Namur	^{[S 20]}
12	Milsaucy Bridge	144 m (472 ft)	144 m (472 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Albert Canal	1990	Liège 50°39′58.8″N 5°38′24.4″E / 50.666333°N 5.640111°E / 50.666333; 5.640111 (Milsaucy Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 21]}
13	Haccourt Bridge	139 m (456 ft)	139 m (456 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Route nationale 618 Albert Canal	1985	Visé 50°44′07.6″N 5°40′37.0″E / 50.735444°N 5.676944°E / 50.735444; 5.676944 (Haccourt Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 22]}
14	Hermalle Bridge	138 m (453 ft)	183 m (600 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Albert Canal	1985	Hermalle-sous-Argenteau 50°42′53.9″N 5°40′18.7″E / 50.714972°N 5.671861°E / 50.714972; 5.671861 (Hermalle Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 23]}
15	Zutendaal Bridge (2019)	128 m (420 ft)	128 m (420 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Albert Canal	2019	Zutendaal 50°54′49.3″N 5°32′23.2″E / 50.913694°N 5.539778°E / 50.913694; 5.539778 (Zutendaal Bridge (2019))	Limburg	^{[S 24]}
16	Eigenbilzen Bridge	128 m (420 ft)		Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Albert Canal	2019	Eigenbilzen 50°53′20.2″N 5°34′29.4″E / 50.888944°N 5.574833°E / 50.888944; 5.574833 (Eigenbilzen Bridge)	Limburg	^[10]
17	Lixhe Bridge	126 m (413 ft)	309 m (1,014 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons	Route nationale 602 Albert Canal	1984	Visé 50°45′02.9″N 5°40′35.9″E / 50.750806°N 5.676639°E / 50.750806; 5.676639 (Lixhe Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 25]}
18	Albert Ier Bridge	125 m (410 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	Box girder Steel	Road bridge Meuse	1957	Liège 50°37′57″N 5°34′22.9″E / 50.63250°N 5.573028°E / 50.63250; 5.573028 (Albert Ier Bridge)	Liège	^{[S 26]}
19	Heer-Agimont Bridge	124 m (407 ft)	202 m (663 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons 39+124+39	Route nationale 909 Meuse	1973	Heer–Heer-Agimont 50°10′15.2″N 4°49′33.4″E / 50.170889°N 4.825944°E / 50.170889; 4.825944 (Heer-Agimont Bridge)	Namur	^{[S 27]}
20	Genenbos Bridge	123 m (404 ft)	123 m (404 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Road bridge Albert Canal	2021	Lummen 51°00′55.3″N 5°13′58.9″E / 51.015361°N 5.233028°E / 51.015361; 5.233028 (Genenbos Bridge)	Limburg
21	Antoing Bridge	120 m (390 ft)	439 m (1,440 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	HSL 1 Scheldt	1995	Antoing 50°33′33.1″N 3°26′06.1″E / 50.559194°N 3.435028°E / 50.559194; 3.435028 (Antoing Bridge)	Hainaut	^[11]
22	Polleur Viaduct	119 m (390 ft)	464 m (1,522 ft)	Box girder Steel 2x94+119+93	A27 motorway European route E42	1979	Theux 50°32′05.3″N 5°52′33.5″E / 50.534806°N 5.875972°E / 50.534806; 5.875972 (Polleur Viaduct)	Liège	^{[S 28]} ^[12]
23	Remouchamps Viaduct	117 m (384 ft)(x2)	939 m (3,081 ft)	Box girder Steel 94+108+2x117+76	A602 motorway European route E25 Amblève	1980	Remouchamps 50°28′0″N 5°43′0″E / 50.46667°N 5.71667°E / 50.46667; 5.71667 (Remouchamps Viaduct)	Liège	^{[S 29]}
24	Gellik Railway Bridge closed	113 m (371 ft)	113 m (371 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge Vierendeel bridge	Hasselt-Maastricht railway Albert Canal		Lanaken 50°52′44.8″N 5°36′53.4″E / 50.879111°N 5.614833°E / 50.879111; 5.614833 (Gellik Railway Bridge)	Limburg	^{[S 30]}
25	Hammer Bridge	100 m (330 ft)(x2)	200 m (660 ft)	Truss Composite steel/concrete	Belgian railway line 37 Geul	2009	Raeren 50°42′12.3″N 6°02′49.9″E / 50.703417°N 6.047194°E / 50.703417; 6.047194 (Hammer Bridge)	Liège	^[13]
26	Noordland Bridge		260 m (850 ft)	Truss Steel	N101 Scheldt–Rhine Canal	1975	Antwerp 51°22′6.7″N 4°18′1.3″E / 51.368528°N 4.300361°E / 51.368528; 4.300361 (Noordland Bridge)	Antwerp	^{[S 31]}

Notes and references

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

Others references

↑ "Pont des Trou et une partie des quais le bordant (M) et l'ensemble formé par ce pont et les alentours (S)". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
↑ "Pont de Jambes (M) et ensemble formé par le pont de Jambes et ses abords immédiats". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
↑ "Pont dit "Pont Romain", sis à Montignies-Saint-Christophe". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
1 2 "Historic Centre of Brugge". Whc.unesco.org.
↑ "Nepomucenusbrug". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch).
↑ "Brug van de Waterhoek, Avelgem" [Pont du Waterhoek, Avelgem]. users.telenet.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 August 2021.
↑ "Mexicobruggen". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch).
↑ "Viaduct van Vilvoorde". greisch.com (in French).
↑ "Veertig jaar Viaduct Vilvoorde, op naar een nieuwe toekomst". ringtv.be (in Dutch).
↑ "De nieuwe brug over het Albertkanaal". eigenbilzen.nu (in Dutch).
↑ C. Abdunur (2001). Arch'01 - Troisième conférence internationale sur les ponts en arc. Presses des Ponts. p. 949. ISBN 2-85978-347-4.
↑ COMBRI Guide de conception partie II, Viaduc du Polleur, p13
↑ "Die Hammerbrücke". trois-frontieres.be (in German).

External links

"Maasbrücken in Belgien, Teil 1 - Brücken von Heer-Agimont bis Huy" [Meuse bridges in Belgium, Part 1 - Bridges from Heer-Agimont to Huy]. karl-gotsch.de (in German).
"Maasbrücken in Belgien und Niederlande, Teil 2 - Brücken von Ampsin bis Maastricht" [Meuse bridges in Belgium and the Netherlands, Part 2 - Bridges from Ampsin to Maastricht]. karl-gotsch.de (in German).
"Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Belgium)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
"Suspension Bridges of Belgium". Bridgemeister.com.

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