CATHARINA BRIDGE

EXTREMELY SLENDER BRIDGE IN UHPC 

The Catharina Bridge is located in the Dutch city of Leiden. The bridge is designed for light traffic and measures just 27 cm at its thinnest point. With the highest point of the bridge at 2.2 meters, it allows tour boats to pass underneath while being adapted to the surrounding street level. The 36-meter-long bridge is the thinnest bridge made of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in the Netherlands.

CRC i3® - Third generation of our Ultra High Performance Concrete

Both the bridge deck and the pillars are constructed from prefabricated double-curved elements in Ultra High Performance Concrete. Each element is unique and made from our third generation of UHPC, which we call CRC i3®. This material was developed specifically for larger constructions in marine environments. The elements are assembled and cast together on-site with Hi-Con's JointCast material, making the joints almost invisible to the naked eye.

Did you know that this project won the European Concrete Award 2018 in the 'Civil Engineering' category? You can read more about it right HERE.