De Oversteek, also called City Bridge, is a bridge over the river Waal, at Nijmegen in the province of Gelderland. In the 2nd World War, 48 American soldiers lost their lives here at the bridge. In memory of the Waal crossing in the 2nd World War in 1944, the bridge and the road across it bear the name 'The Crossing'. As a tribute to these men, the bridge is equipped with 48 pairs of light poles that, after the city lights are turned on, light up pair after pair from south to north Nijmegen, at the pace of a slow march. Since October 19, 2014, as a daily tribute, every evening at sunset at least one veteran walks the so-called Sunset March across the bridge while lighting the 48 lights one by one.
"From my hometown Hoogezand, I regularly go out to take photos in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. Photography has always been my interest. In 2008, I bought my first SLR camera and after that I started to delve more and more into photography and photo editing and.. Read more…