Bridges over the Hoofdvaart

Haarlemmermeer

IN SHORT

Centered in the town of Hoofddorp in the Netherlands, Haarlemmermeer is an area of rapid economic and urban growth. With the new development program on both sides of the Hoofdvaart Canal, which includes the construction of 17,000 new residential units, the Haarlemmermeer District Council resolved to create access to this new residential area through bridges at main crossings over the canal and acts as the main drainage of what was once the Haarlemmermeer or Harlem Sea. The three new bridges smooth the flow of pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic on the local and regional level. These bridges not only serve as landmarks symbolizing a time when the entire area was a sea, it also serve as signature structures for this important new municipal area.

YEAR

1999 - 2004

ADDRESS

Hoofdvaart
Netherlands

AWARDS

  • ECCS European Steel Design Award 2005