A floating road in the Netherlands

Dutch studio RO & AD became famous for its specific design area: the studio designs unusual bridges. Their latest creation is the incredible “Sunken Bridge”, which was built in a moat and allowed to walk on water, like Moses. Recently, the Dutch unveiled their new ecological wonder, a floating wooden road that allows people to walk through the pond to an 18th-century fortress.

Located in the town of Bergen-op-Zum, the unusual bridge, built only of eco-friendly wood, winds through the water like a snake. According to visitors, the wooden bridge adds a piece of modernity to the place, which is simply imbued with the spirit of the ages.

Previously, in order to get to the fortress of Raivliin op den Zum, you had to bypass the lake or swim by boat. Now a new floating bridge from the Dutch-Belgian team provides pedestrian access and emergency exit from the fortress.

The century-old building, which was located on a small island and is surrounded by a deep-water moat, is now used for private events. The fortress, which was built by military engineer Menno van Coehorn, could only be reached by boat for several decades.



Floating bridge to the fortress

It was the boat route to the castle that inspired the builders to create a bridge of such a strange shape. The 262-foot-long bridge was built from high-performance specially treated wood called "Accoya," resistant to fungi and sediment over time due to saturation with moisture.


This is extremely important as the bridge is only kept afloat by air-filled plastic pipes that have been placed under it. There is no other structural basis under the bridge.

Source: www.ecobyt.ru/