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In designing a pedestrian and bicycling bridge outside Amsterdam in 2006, the London-based architects Wilkinson Eyre worked in association with Arup's structural engineers and Grontmij (specialists in concrete work). The Nesciobrug (Nescio Bridge), the first suspension bridge in the Netherlands, spans 535 feet (2,559 feet including approaches). It links the new suburb of IJburg being developed on reclaimed land to the city of Amsterdam. In order to keep the bridge from being too assertive in the landscape, the architects and engineers decided on the monocable, self-anchored suspension structure that gracefully curves and splits as it crosses the Rijn Kanaal. The two forms of traffic are guided along diverging paths, 11 feet wide for cyclists, and 7 feet for pedestrians. A curved, steel box girder provides the deck for the bridge, which allows a clearance of 301/2 feet beneath it for commercial shipping. Each of the separate decks continues beyond the masts, with back-stay cables supporting them.