Eindhoven has many beautiful wide cycle paths that make it a great place to go out for a day on a (electric) bike.
Eindhoven also has a few beautiful iconic bicycle bridges that put the city on the map worldwide. Apart from a large dose of technology, the bridges also excel in terms of design and these are precisely the two pillars for which Eindhoven is famous!
On the Anthony Fokkerweg there is a new bicycle bridge named Tegenbosch. This bridge crosses the N2/A2 and makes the area towards Eindhoven Airport, Meerhoven, Veldhoven and especially Brainport park accessible for cyclists.
In terms of appearance you can’t ignore it, it stands out so well suspended above 14 underlying roadways. The bridge is 130 meters long and at its lowest point 7 meters above the underlying road surface. The bridge is equipped with special lighting. On the bridge deck, the lighting reacts to the speed at which a passerby enters the bridge. This lighting can distinguish between pedestrians, cyclists and mopeds. Both parts of the lighting have a different color palette each season. It is really a must to cycle across it.
You will reach this bicycle bridge if you cycle from the city center via Strijp-S through the Philips de Jongh walking park and turn left at the end of the beautiful bicycle path towards Eindhoven Airport.
The other eye-catcher and strong example of technology and design is bicycle bridge De Hovenring.
De Hovenring is a bicycle traffic circle suspended by cables from a pylon above a junction in one of the connecting roads between Eindhoven and Veldhoven. This special bicycle traffic circle allows cyclists and pedestrians to cross the intersection unhindered by car traffic.
The bicycle traffic circle has LED lighting in the light ring on the inside and heating to keep the bike path ice-free. Again, this bicycle bridge stands for Eindhoven’s pride: technology and design. Especially with tourists this bridge is very popular.
About 5000 cyclists cycle on the ring road every day, great right!
