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Vilvoorde Viaduct

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Opened
  
1977

Width
  
40 m

Total length
  
1,700 m

Bridge type
  
Girder bridge

Vilvoorde Viaduct van een pendelaar

Body of water
  
Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal

Similar
  
Buda Bridge, Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal, Verbrande Brug, Jan Bogaertsbrug, Victor Dumonbrug

Brussels the vilvoorde viaduct


The Vilvoorde viaduct is part of the R0 Brussels beltway.

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Built as the last piece to close the Brussels beltway in 1977, it allowed the beltway to be opened for traffic on December 29 the same year. It crosses several roads, the river Zenne, the Brussels-Scheldt canal, a railroad and the (then) Renault factory.

Vilvoorde Viaduct Verkeershinder beperkt op viaduct Vilvoorde Belgi Knackbe

Today's daily traffic is about 140.000 vehicles, while the saturation point is about 180.000.

Technical data


  • Length : 1700 m
  • Height : 35 m (average)
  • Width : 20 m for each direction
  • 22 rows of pillars
  • Largest span: 162 m
  • Superstructure : start and ending in concrete - centre structure in steel (879 m)

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    Vilvoorde Viaduct Bijna 5000 snelheidsduivels geflitst aan viaduct Vilvoorde HLNbe

    Vilvoorde Viaduct Elke dag snelheidscontroles aan viaduct Vilvoordequot HLNbe

    References

    Vilvoorde Viaduct Wikipedia