Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Bezos superyacht

Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by mathgladiator on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:21PM (#31938053)

This feels like a missed opportunity for revenue due to misguided protestors for a utility. At some point, the bridge will need to be replaced and the city leadership could have gotten a new bridge on Bezos's dime.

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Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by stantaylor on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:24PM (#31938085)

According to the article, Rotterdamers don't want a new bridge. This bridge has historical and sentimental value to them.

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Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by roywashere on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:32PM (#31938193)

The bridge is no longer functional; it used to be a railway bridge but this has been replaced by a tunnel. There are still rails on the bridge but they go nowhere. The bridge is kept purely as a landmark and for historical interest. See for an overview picture https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Hef#/media/Bestand:Koningin...

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Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by influx on Thursday June 30, 2022 @06:59PM (#31939774)

Thanks for your picture, I was way more outraged about this before seeing it. Seems relatively easy and safe to remove the top part of a bridge that is unused, and was built in 1927. I was imagining a stone bridge built in the 1600s that was in daily use.

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Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by vineyardmike on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:26PM (#31938114)

According to the article, the bridge is retired and is simply preserved as a monument.

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Re:Historic Rotterdam bridge won't be dismantled for Jeff Be... by korijn on Thursday June 30, 2022 @04:25PM (#31938097)

It was recently renovated.

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