Hoge Brug bridge

The Hoge Brug bridge (Maastricht: Hoeg Brögk) is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the river Maas in Maastricht. Opened in 2003, the bridge connects the southern part of Maastricht's historic city centre with both the Wyck district and the new Céramique district, both on the eastern riverbank.

The bridge was designed by the architects of Liège-based firm René Greisch . The total length of the bridge is 261 metres, the width is 7.20 metres, the bridge is 10 metres above the water level and the highest point of the arch is 26 metres above the water level. The bridge won the Building with Steel Foundation's Steel Prize in 2004.

To avoid further hindering shipping, the Department of Public Works ruled that no piers were allowed in the Maas. A steel arch bridge was chosen, with the road surface suspended on diagonally tensioned cables, with piers on both banks of the river. Because of the required headroom, the ramps to the bridge would be so steep that a 'lazy staircase' construction was chosen. For the disabled, there are lifts at both ends of the bridge. In the Céramique district, the bridge's landfall is at Plein 1992, and on the inner city side, there is a landfall in the Stadspark (in front of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwewal) plus an exit to the Maasboulevard.