Text in English & Dutch. Nijmegen: Designing the 'City Bridge' is the personal account of Laurent Ney, the engineer of the duo Ney-Poulissen who was asked to design the new city bridge in Nijmegen. And that was a challenge, because Nijmegen already had a face-setting bridge, the Waal Bridge, which was declared a national monument with its imposing arch construction.Laurent Ney gives the reader a look in his head and his sketchbooks. We follow him in a fascinating process in which building knowledge, both historical, cultural, local and international, is combined with a clear vision of landscape and urbanity. The municipality of Nijmegen is working on a 'city bridge', but what that exactly means is the central question during the design process. Gradually, many decisions and considerations come to an end and if it turns out that a steel bridge is far too expensive, almost everything starts all over again.The result may be: a single arch bridge, the longest in Europe. Using original documents, such as the assignment formulation, design sketches, environmental explorations, sources of inspiration, models and photographs, Laurent Ney gives a fascinating insight into a complex design process.