N50, partially known as Rijksweg 50 and Rijksweg 838, is a road connecting
Rijksweg 6 (A6) in
Emmeloord
Emmeloord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. In 2019, it had a population of 26,055.
Overview
At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals Lemstervaart, ...
with
A50 and
A28 /
European route E232
The E 232 is a European B class road in the Netherlands, connecting the cities of Amersfoort and Groningen.
The highway is maintained by Rijkswaterstaat.
Highway connections
The E 232 has a total length of 174 kilometres, and serves as the c ...
(E 232) at the Hattemerbroek interchange in
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is on ...
.
The road is maintained by
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat, founded in 1798 as the ''Bureau voor den Waterstaat'' and formerly translated to Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management, is a Directorate-General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Net ...
.
Route description
N50 starts at the Hattemerbroek interchange and travels to the north–west. A railroad runs parallel to the road until
Kampen. Just before exit 31, the road passes over a bridge. This bridge has been constructed because a river will be flowing under it in the near future. The road runs along Kampen, and just before traveling across river
IJssel
The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...
using the Eilandbrug, there is an incomplete exit, exit 32a, created for trucks to serve the industrial area of Kampen. A little later, N50 runs across river Ramsdiep using the Ramspolbrug. From this bridge up to the town of
Ens at exit 33,
provincial road N765 (N765) runs parallel to the road. The highway travels further, and reaches its northern terminus at the Emmeloord interchange with
Rijksweg 6 (A6) near
Emmeloord
Emmeloord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. In 2019, it had a population of 26,055.
Overview
At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals Lemstervaart, ...
.
History
Over time, N50 has changed significantly over its entire length. From the Hattermerbroek interchange up to Kampen, there used to be fewer lanes. A bridge has been created for the future river to flow under it, just before reaching Kampen. In Kampen, the road used to travel through the center.
After exit 32a, a combined
cable-stayed
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
and
bascule bridge
A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- o ...
Eilandbrug was completed in 2003 to cross the river
IJssel
The IJssel (; nds-nl, Iessel(t) ) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into the IJsselmeer (before the 1932 completion of the Afsluitdijk known as the Zuiderzee), a North Sea natural harbour. ...
. The bridge across rivers Ramsdiep and Ramsgeul has been rebuilt in 2010.
Junction list
See also
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References
External links
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