The Maas Bridge
Trains once crossed a predecessor of this bridge via the Duits Lijntje.
Trains once crossed a predecessor of this bridge via the Duits Lijntje. At the time of the original bridge’s construction, there was some doubt about whether it should be built at all. In the event of war, it could serve as a fast—and therefore dangerous—connection between the Netherlands and Germany. For that reason, a mine chamber was built into one of the pillars, so the military could blow up the bridge to stop potential invaders. Unfortunately, in 1940 the Germans captured the Maas Bridge using a ruse. Four years later, they blew it up themselves to escape advancing Allied troops.
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