The Eras­mus­brug (Eng­lish: “Eras­mus Bridge”) is a com­bined cable-stayed and bas­cule bridge, con­struc­tion began in 1986 and was com­plet­ed in 1996. It cross­es the Nieuwe Maas in the cen­tre of Rot­ter­dam, con­nect­ing the north and south parts of this city, sec­ond largest in the Nether­lands.