Description
De Oversteek (the crossing) is a new bridge over the Waal River in Nijmegen. It was opened on 23 November 2013 and connects the western part of the city to the northern shore. It is called de Oversteek since it is built on the location of an important rivercrossing by the Allied forces during Operation Market Garden in WWII, September 1944. The plan was to liberate the Waalbrug from the northern shore, which they managed to do, but with great losses. The bridge was opened by two of the soldiers, a daughter of General Gavin made a speech and familymembers of WWII soldiers were present. To remember the 48 American soldiers that died, every night 48 pairs of streetlights will go on one by one, from north to south.