Bridge Johan van Hasselt

This design for a new movable bridge over Johan van Hasseltkanaal was to open up the former Shell grounds, now a major development site. Inspired by the rugged beauty of the old shipyards in North Amsterdam, its no-nonsense steel structure was to span the more than 400-metre-wide docking basin efficiently, but also elegantly. The central road for motorized vehicles has a lane for cyclists and pedestrians on either side. Arching delta trusses separate the different traffic flows, with light fittings at the nodes to illuminate the truss construction at night.