visiting the netherlands?

Question

i saw a crossing on a tv show in holland where the ships travel on top and cars go under that bridge...no am not crazy...:)....

can anyone guide me where that crossings is

Answer 1

This kind of bridge is called and aquaduct, and there a numerous in the Netherlands.

Answer 2

There are indeed places where the water is relocated to go over the roads, while the road is not a tunnel.

This is possible, because big parts of the country is below sea level. When there used to be a river going through a lake, and they've dried the lake (polder), the river is still there. When the lake was deeper than the river, you have to make an aqueduct to let the river cross that deeper lake, otherwise the river will fill the polder again.

A good example is the river Gouwe, near Gouda (you know from the cheese). There the bottom of the polser is lower than the river, so they had to build a water bridge (aquaduct). You can see pictures in the dutch wikipedia:
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouwe-aquaduct

Answer 3

I saw one in the North of the Netherlands in the province Friesland near a place called Grou and one a little fearther near a place called Akkrum. They call it an Akwaduct. The Channel is called prinses Margriet kanaal and the highway a32 is going under the channel. the highway A32 is going from Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland, towards Meppel. I saw it several times and it's really strange to see the boats above you.

Answer 4

There are plenty of tunnels that go under water in Holland but no bridges (that I know of).

p.s. Rotterdam is SOUTH of Amsterdam

Answer 5

A bridge is over the water...if it is reversed it is called a tunnel.
In Holland there are several 'aquaducts" (which is latin for bridge with water).

Answer 6

HI,,,, that would probably be Rotterdam..... North of Amsterdam...

good luck