Citadelbridge
Type: Bridge Location: Nijmegen Client: Municipality of Nijmegen Team: Michel Schreinemachers, Marijn Schenk, Bart Reuser with Jurriaan Hillerström, Luuc Sonke, Maarten Vermeulen, Ingeborg Kuijlaars Construction: Ingenieurs Bureau Amsterdam (IBA) Status: Preliminary design
The Citadelbridge in Nijmegen is part of the program Ruimte voor de Waal. It connects the new island Veur-Lent and the northern riverbank. The bridge has a recreational function, but is also suitable for emergency services. Its location, in the floodplain, makes the bridge -partially- submerge in the water a few days a year.
The curved bridge becomes an integral part of path structure in the urban riverpark. The bridge deck continues on land, path and bridge submerge. The transition between bridge and path is smooth and gradual. The longitudinal profile is asymmetrical, which makes the lower part of the bridge disappears at high tide. Then the dynamics of the landscape is most visible, the rising water becomes an attraction. Stepping stones, terraces and benches enhance the recreational quality of the bridge.