19.074 KWNO2 | Bicycle and road bridge ‘Piramidebrug’

The R4WO is a large-scale infrastructure project to improve traffic flow between the R4 and the port area of Ghent. It also has a strong positive influence on the surrounding suburbs. The main task is to improve the accessibility and safety of the R4 and the bicycle highway, whereby the R40 no longer has any ground floor level crossings. KWN02 or the bridge ‘Piramidebrug’ is a road and bicycle bridge over the Ringvaart on the west tangent of the R4.
The bridge has one span of 106 m, providing space for 6 traffic lanes, 2 shoulder lanes, 1 bicycle lane and two eco-zones. The bow-string bridge with three cable rows, has the the shape of a pyramid. The deck consists out of a composite section of steel beams and a concrete deck.