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This list of bridges in Belgium lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest in Belgium. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Image Name Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Pont des Trous [fr]
dismantled in 2019		 Bridge castle
Cultural heritage		 53 m (174 ft) Masonry
3 pointed arches		 Footbridge
Scheldt		 1329 Tournai
50°36′46.6″N 3°23′1.4″E / 50.612944°N 3.383722°E / 50.612944; 3.383722 (Pont des Trous)		 Hainaut
Pont de Jambes [fr] Cultural heritage 145 m (476 ft) Masonry
7 arches, limestone		 Road bridge
Meuse		 16th century Jambes–Namur
50°27′30″N 4°51′57.6″E / 50.45833°N 4.866000°E / 50.45833; 4.866000 (Pont de Jambes)		 Namur
Pont romain de Montignies-Saint-Christophe Cultural heritage 20 m (66 ft) Masonry
13 arches		 Footbridge
Hantes		 18th century Montignies-Saint-Christophe
50°16′57.7″N 4°10′57.9″E / 50.282694°N 4.182750°E / 50.282694; 4.182750 (Pont romain de Montignies-Saint-Christophe)		 Hainaut
Pont Népomucène [fr] Historic Centre of Bruges
World Heritage Site
Cultural heritage		 Masonry
1 arch		 Road bridge
Dijver Canal		 18th century Bruges
51°12′25.3″N 3°13′37″E / 51.207028°N 3.22694°E / 51.207028; 3.22694 (Pont Saint-Jean-Népomucène)		 West Flanders

Pont de Bouillon Masonry
3 pointed arches		 Road bridge
Semois		 Bouillon
49°47′40.0″N 5°03′52.5″E / 49.794444°N 5.064583°E / 49.794444; 5.064583 (Pont de Bouillon)		 Luxembourg Province
Pont du Waterhoek [fr]
demolished		 First bridge designed by Arthur Vierendeel 42 m (138 ft) Truss
Steel
Vierendeel bridge		 Road bridge
Scheldt		 1906 Avelgem
50°46′27.2″N 3°28′20.6″E / 50.774222°N 3.472389°E / 50.774222; 3.472389 (Pont du Waterhoek)		 West Flanders
Bonifatiusbrug Historic Centre of Bruges
World Heritage Site		 Masonry
1 segmental arch		 Footbridge
Dijver Canal		 1910 Bruges
51°12′17.7″N 3°13′31.3″E / 51.204917°N 3.225361°E / 51.204917; 3.225361 (Bonifatiusbrug)		 West Flanders
Mexicobrug [nl] Cultural heritage 23 m (75 ft) Truss
Steel
Bascule bridge 		Road bridge
Houtdok		 1941 Antwerp
51°14′12.5″N 4°24′32.8″E / 51.236806°N 4.409111°E / 51.236806; 4.409111 (Mexicobrug)		 Antwerp
Pont des Arches [fr] Cultural heritage 130 m (430 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch		 Road bridge
Meuse		 1947 Liège
50°38′36.8″N 5°34′43.8″E / 50.643556°N 5.578833°E / 50.643556; 5.578833 (Pont des Arches (Liège))		 Liège
Pont brûlé [fr] 38 m (125 ft) Beam bridge
Concrete
Vertical-lift bridge		 Road bridge
Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal		 1968 Grimbergen
50°56′52.3″N 4°24′48″E / 50.947861°N 4.41333°E / 50.947861; 4.41333 (Pont-Brûlé (Grimbergen))		 Flemish Brabant
Pont de l'Observatoire [fr] Designed by Santiago Calatrava 208 m (682 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch		 Road bridge
A602 Motorway		 2002 Liège
50°37′34.3″N 5°33′49.6″E / 50.626194°N 5.563778°E / 50.626194; 5.563778 (Pont de l'Observatoire)		 Liège

Major road and railway bridges

Image Name Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Province Ref.
Eau Rouge Viaduct [fr] 270 m (890 ft) 652 m (2,139 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
A27 motorway
European route E42
Eau Rouge		 1993 Malmedy–Verviers
50°26′38.8″N 6°0′26.7″E / 50.444111°N 6.007417°E / 50.444111; 6.007417 (Eau Rouge Viaduct)		 Liège
Godsheide Bridge [fr] 210 m (690 ft) 264 m (866 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel girder deck, steel pylons
54+210+54		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 1979 Hasselt
50°42′53.9″N 5°40′18.7″E / 50.714972°N 5.671861°E / 50.714972; 5.671861 (Godsheide Bridge)		 Limburg
Lanaye Bridge [nl] 177 m (581 ft) 232 m (761 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete girder deck, concrete pylon		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 1982 Lanaye
50°47′2.3″N 5°41′19.3″E / 50.783972°N 5.688694°E / 50.783972; 5.688694 (Lanaye Bridge)		 Liège
Genk Bridge [nl] 176 m (577 ft) 218 m (715 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Route nationale 76
Albert Canal		 1985 Genk
50°56′10.5″N 5°28′15.3″E / 50.936250°N 5.470917°E / 50.936250; 5.470917 (Genk Bridge)		 Limburg
Ben-Ahin Bridge [lb] 168 m (551 ft) 341 m (1,119 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon		 Route nationale 643
Meuse		 1987 Huy
50°31′40.3″N 5°12′49.8″E / 50.527861°N 5.213833°E / 50.527861; 5.213833 (Ben-Ahin Bridge)		 Liège
Pont de Wandre 168 m (551 ft) 527 m (1,729 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
144+30+168		 Route nationale 667
Meuse
Albert Canal		 1989 Herstal–Wandre
50°40′23.1″N 5°38′40.5″E / 50.673083°N 5.644583°E / 50.673083; 5.644583 (Pont de Wandre)		 Liège
Charlemagne Viaduct [fr] 166 m (545 ft) 642 m (2,106 ft) Box girder
Steel
92+124+166+124		 Route nationale 97
Meuse		 1981 Dinant
50°14′29.5″N 4°55′5″E / 50.241528°N 4.91806°E / 50.241528; 4.91806 (Charlemagne Viaduct)		 Namur
Vilvoorde Viaduct 162 m (531 ft) 1,689 m (5,541 ft) Box girder
Steel
Brussels Ring
Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
Senne		 1977 Vilvoorde
50°54′51.2″N 4°24′59.6″E / 50.914222°N 4.416556°E / 50.914222; 4.416556 (Vilvoorde Viaduct)		 Flemish Brabant

Houffalize Viaduct [lb] 162 m (531 ft) 370 m (1,210 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
A26 motorway
European route E25
Ourthe		 1979 Houffalize
50°7′52.3″N 5°46′2.3″E / 50.131194°N 5.767306°E / 50.131194; 5.767306 (Houffalize Viaduct)		 Luxembourg Province
Pays de Liège Bridge [fr] 162 m (531 ft) 328 m (1,076 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
A602 motorway
European route E25
Meuse		 2000 Liège
50°36′58.9″N 5°34′44.7″E / 50.616361°N 5.579083°E / 50.616361; 5.579083 (Pays de Liège Bridge)		 Liège
Beez Viaduct [fr] 151 m (495 ft) 579 m (1,900 ft) Box girder
Steel
80+151+80
A4 motorway
European route E411
Meuse		 1971 Beez
50°27′53.5″N 4°55′01.2″E / 50.464861°N 4.917000°E / 50.464861; 4.917000 (Beez Viaduct)		 Namur
Milsaucy Bridge [fr] 144 m (472 ft) 144 m (472 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 1990 Liège
50°39′58.8″N 5°38′24.4″E / 50.666333°N 5.640111°E / 50.666333; 5.640111 (Milsaucy Bridge)		 Liège
Haccourt Bridge [nl] 139 m (456 ft) 139 m (456 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Route nationale 618
Albert Canal		 1985 Visé
50°44′07.6″N 5°40′37.0″E / 50.735444°N 5.676944°E / 50.735444; 5.676944 (Haccourt Bridge)		 Liège
Hermalle Bridge [nl] 138 m (453 ft) 183 m (600 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 1985 Hermalle-sous-Argenteau
50°42′53.9″N 5°40′18.7″E / 50.714972°N 5.671861°E / 50.714972; 5.671861 (Hermalle Bridge)		 Liège
Zutendaal Bridge (2019) [nl] 128 m (420 ft) 128 m (420 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Albert Canal		 2019 Zutendaal
50°54′49.3″N 5°32′23.2″E / 50.913694°N 5.539778°E / 50.913694; 5.539778 (Zutendaal Bridge (2019))		 Limburg
Eigenbilzen Bridge [nl] 128 m (420 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 2019 Eigenbilzen
50°53′20.2″N 5°34′29.4″E / 50.888944°N 5.574833°E / 50.888944; 5.574833 (Eigenbilzen Bridge)		 Limburg
Lixhe Bridge [nl] 126 m (413 ft) 309 m (1,014 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylons		 Route nationale 602
Albert Canal		 1984 Visé
50°45′02.9″N 5°40′35.9″E / 50.750806°N 5.676639°E / 50.750806; 5.676639 (Lixhe Bridge)		 Liège
Albert Ier Bridge [fr] 125 m (410 ft) 170 m (560 ft) Box girder
Steel		 Road bridge
Meuse		 1957 Liège
50°37′57″N 5°34′22.9″E / 50.63250°N 5.573028°E / 50.63250; 5.573028 (Albert Ier Bridge)		 Liège
Heer-Agimont Bridge [fr] 124 m (407 ft) 202 m (663 ft) Cable-stayed
Composite steel/concrete deck, steel pylons
39+124+39		 Route nationale 909
Meuse		 1973 Heer–Heer-Agimont
50°10′15.2″N 4°49′33.4″E / 50.170889°N 4.825944°E / 50.170889; 4.825944 (Heer-Agimont Bridge)		 Namur
Genenbos Bridge [nl] 123 m (404 ft) 123 m (404 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 Road bridge
Albert Canal		 2021 Lummen
51°00′55.3″N 5°13′58.9″E / 51.015361°N 5.233028°E / 51.015361; 5.233028 (Genenbos Bridge)		 Limburg
Antoing Bridge 120 m (390 ft) 439 m (1,440 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge		 HSL 1
Scheldt		 1995 Antoing
50°33′33.1″N 3°26′06.1″E / 50.559194°N 3.435028°E / 50.559194; 3.435028 (Antoing Bridge)		 Hainaut
Polleur Viaduct 119 m (390 ft) 464 m (1,522 ft) Box girder
Steel
2x94+119+93
A27 motorway
European route E42
 1979 Theux
50°32′05.3″N 5°52′33.5″E / 50.534806°N 5.875972°E / 50.534806; 5.875972 (Polleur Viaduct)		 Liège
Remouchamps Viaduct [nl] 117 m (384 ft)(x2) 939 m (3,081 ft) Box girder
Steel
94+108+2x117+76
A602 motorway
European route E25
Amblève		 1980 Remouchamps
50°28′0″N 5°43′0″E / 50.46667°N 5.71667°E / 50.46667; 5.71667 (Remouchamps Viaduct)		 Liège
Gellik Railway Bridge [nl]
closed		 113 m (371 ft) 113 m (371 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Vierendeel bridge		 Hasselt-Maastricht railway
Albert Canal		 Lanaken
50°52′44.8″N 5°36′53.4″E / 50.879111°N 5.614833°E / 50.879111; 5.614833 (Gellik Railway Bridge)		 Limburg
Hammer Bridge 100 m (330 ft)(x2) 200 m (660 ft) Truss
Composite steel/concrete		 Belgian railway line 37
Geul		 2009 Raeren
50°42′12.3″N 6°02′49.9″E / 50.703417°N 6.047194°E / 50.703417; 6.047194 (Hammer Bridge)		 Liège
Noordland Bridge [nl] 260 m (850 ft) Truss
Steel		 N101
Scheldt–Rhine Canal		 1975 Antwerp
51°22′6.7″N 4°18′1.3″E / 51.368528°N 4.300361°E / 51.368528; 4.300361 (Noordland Bridge)		 Antwerp

Notes and references

  1. "Pont des Trous".
  2. "Jambes Bridge".
  3. "Montignies-Saint-Christophe Roman Bridge".
  4. "Nepomucenusbrug".
  5. "Bouillon Bridge".
  6. "Mexicobrug".
  7. "Pont des Arches".
  8. "Verbrande Brug".
  9. "Observatory Bridge".
  10. "Eau Rouge Viaduct".
  11. "Godsheide Bridge".
  12. "Lanaye Bridge".
  13. "Genk Bridge".
  14. "Ben-Ahin Bridge".
  15. "Wandre Bridge".
  16. "Viaduc Charlemagne".
  17. "Vilvoorde Viaduct".
  18. "Houffalize Viaduct".
  19. "Pont du Pays de Liège".
  20. "Viaduc de Beez".
  21. "Milsaucy Bridge".
  22. "Haccourt Bridge".
  23. "Hermalle Bridge".
  24. "Zutendaal Bridge".
  25. "Lixhe Bridge".
  26. "Albert I Bridge".
  27. "Heer-Agimont Bridge".
  28. "Polleur Viaduct".
  29. "Viaduc de Remouchamps".
  30. "Gellik Railroad Bridge".
  31. "Noordlandbrug".
  • Others references
  1. "Pont des Trou et une partie des quais le bordant (M) et l'ensemble formé par ce pont et les alentours (S)". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
  2. "Pont de Jambes (M) et ensemble formé par le pont de Jambes et ses abords immédiats". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
  3. "Pont dit "Pont Romain", sis à Montignies-Saint-Christophe". lampspw.wallonie.be Wallonie service public SPW (in French).
  4. ^ "Historic Centre of Brugge". Whc.unesco.org.
  5. "Nepomucenusbrug". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch).
  6. "Brug van de Waterhoek, Avelgem" [Pont du Waterhoek, Avelgem]. users.telenet.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 August 2021.
  7. "Mexicobruggen". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch).
  8. "Viaduct van Vilvoorde". greisch.com (in French).
  9. "Veertig jaar Viaduct Vilvoorde, op naar een nieuwe toekomst". ringtv.be (in Dutch).
  10. "De nieuwe brug over het Albertkanaal". eigenbilzen.nu (in Dutch).
  11. C. Abdunur (2001). Arch'01 - Troisième conférence internationale sur les ponts en arc. Presses des Ponts. p. 949. ISBN 2-85978-347-4.
  12. COMBRI Guide de conception partie II, Viaduc du Polleur, p13
  13. "Die Hammerbrücke". trois-frontieres.be (in German).

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