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Hoge Brug 
Summary
The Hoge Brug (Dutch for "high bridge", also known by its Maastrichtian dialect name: Hoeg Brögk) is a pedestrian and cycle bridge that spans the Meuse (Dutch: Maas) in Maastricht, Netherlands.
Hoge Brug / Hoeg Brögk | |
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 The Hoge Brug, viewed from the Céramique area on the eastern bank of the Maas | |
| Coordinates | 50°50′46″N 5°41′50″E / 50.8462°N 5.6973°E |
| Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Meuse |
| Locale | Maastricht (Binnenstad–Wyck/Céramique) |
| Preceded by | John F. Kennedybrug |
| Followed by | Sint Servaasbrug |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 261 meters [1] |
| Width | 7.2 meter [1] |
| Height | 10 meters (bridge) / 26 meters (highest point of arch) [1] |
| History | |
| Designer | René Greisch |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Location | |
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Gallery edit
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Entrance to the Hoge Brug on the eastern bank of the Meuse. -
View of the Céramique section of Wyck (eastern Meuse bank) taken from the bridge. -
View of the Hoge Brug from the eastern Meuse bank.
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