The Nijmegen railway bridge (Dutch: Spoorbrug Nijmegen) is a truss bridge spanning the River Waal in the Netherlands, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent.

The Waalbrug is an arch bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen, Gelderland, the Netherlands. The full length of the Waalbrug is 604 metres (1,982 ft), the middle of the arch being about 65 metres (213 ft) high.

Aug 12, 2021 · The railway and highway bridges at Nijmegen were rigged with explosives to help prevent a German invasion if it inevitably happened. The German invasion of the Netherlands took place on May 10, 1940.

The River Waal at Nijmegen was an important natural barrier, which was not overarched until 1879 by the Railway Bridge, and in 1936 by the Road Bridge, commonly known as the Waal Bridge. At the time, the Waal Bridge was a remarkable feat of engineering: it was the longest tied-arch bridge in Europe .

The Nijmegen railway bridge is a truss bridge spanning the River Waal in the Netherlands, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent.

In 1944 during the greatest airborne battle in a modern war the Germans controlled this bridge that stopped the allied armoured brigades to reach the beleaguered British paratroopers seeking to capture the Arnhem bridge over the northern Rhine.

Jun 28, 2023 · No trains will run over the railway bridge at Nijmegen all day on Wednesday, NS reported Tuesday evening. Earlier Tuesday, the rail company halted train traffic across the bridge “for safety reasons.”

The Nijmegen railway bridge is a truss bridge spanning the River Waal in the Netherlands, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent.

The Nijmegen railway bridge is a Truss bridge spanning the River Waal, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent in the Netherlands.

The Nijmegen railway bridge is a truss bridge spanning the River Waal, connecting the city of Nijmegen to the town of Lent in the Netherlands.