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Bridge of Vroenhoven

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Bridge of Vroenhoven

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Location: Riemst, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Kanne Hairpin Road – Kanne Bridge loop from Bilzen

51.3km

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2. Kasteel Neercanne – Bridge of Vroenhoven loop from Vlijtingen

33.1km

02:30

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3. Sint Servaas Bridge – Maastricht City Hall loop from Rekem

40.7km

02:31

200m

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Axel

October 7, 2018

Formerly a bunker, today a museum and a restaurant. Right next door there is an "Eternal Flame" and a war memorial

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Oliver🌍

September 30, 2021

The bridge at Vroenhoven is a girder bridge over the Albert Canal near Vroenhoven in the Belgian province of Limburg. The bridge is part of the N79 regional road.

The first bridge at this location was a concrete arch bridge that was built during the construction of the Albert Canal in 1935. It was blown up in 1944 by the retreating German army. Until 1947, a Bailey bridge was temporarily placed there as a replacement, after which the bridge was rebuilt in its original form in 1947. In 2007, construction of the new bridge at Vroenhoven started, right next to the old bridge that still existed at the time. On 16 January 2009 at 22:38, the old bridge was blown up with dynamite. The new bridge was put into use in June 2010. The replacement of the bridge made it possible to widen the bottleneck in the canal so that two ships can now pass simultaneously. This widening was not possible before because the pillars of the old bridge were too close together.

During the construction of the new bridge, space was also provided for a museum - the Vroenhoven Bridge, an open-air theatre, a climbing wall and a café-restaurant.

On 29 April 2012, the World Peace Flame was inaugurated next to the Vroenhoven Bridge. It is a 2.5m high monument with an eternally burning flame for peace. It is part of the worldwide project 'World Peace Flame'. There are nine other locations on all continents where this World Peace Flame burns.

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Marcus Caelius

April 24, 2021

Bridge over the Albert Canal with still existing parts of the old fortifications of the bridgeheads on the Belgian side. This is where the 2nd World War began for Belgium, it exists. an information center on war and liberation that can be visited.

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Location: Riemst, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

Bridge of Vroenhoven

1. Kanne Hairpin Road – Kanne Bridge loop from Bilzen

2. Kasteel Neercanne – Bridge of Vroenhoven loop from Vlijtingen

3. Sint Servaas Bridge – Maastricht City Hall loop from Rekem

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