Emmerich Rhine Bridge
| Emmerich Rhine Bridge Rheinbrücke Emmerich | |
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View of the Emmerich Rhine Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 51°49′45″N 6°13′33″E / 51.82917°N 6.22583°ECoordinates: 51°49′45″N 6°13′33″E / 51.82917°N 6.22583°E |
| Carries |
4 lanes of  Bundesstraße B 220, 2 cycle lanes and 2 sidewalks |
| Crosses | Rhine |
| Locale | Emmerich am Rhein, Germany |
| Other name(s) | Emmericher Rheinbrücke |
| Maintained by | Landesbetrieb Straßenbau NRW, Niederlassung Wesel |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | suspension bridge |
| Material | steel |
| Total length | 803 metres (2,635 ft) |
| Width | 22.5 metres (74 ft) |
| Longest span | 500 metres (1,600 ft) |
| Clearance below | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 2 May 1962 |
| Construction end | 1965 |
| Opened | September 3, 1965 |
underside of the bridge
Emmerich Rhine Bridge
location of the bridge
The Emmerich Rhine Bridge (German: Rheinbrücke Emmerich) is a suspension bridge located in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany. Completed in 1965, it has a main span of 500 metres (1,600 ft), crossing the Rhine, carrying the Bundesstraße B 220, the federal highway between Emmerich am Rhein and Kleve. It is the longest suspension bridge in Germany.
Planning and construction
It was built from 1962 to 1965, after the design of Heinrich Bartmann and the planning of Hellmut Homberg. The bridge was opened for traffic in 1965. Pedestrian walkways and cycle paths run along both sides of the bridge, separated from the vehicular lanes. The two pylons are 76.7 metres (252 ft) high.
References
- Klingenberg, Wilhelm (1962). Neubau einer Hängebrücke über den Rhein. Der Bauingenieur 37
- Beyer, Erwin; Thul, Heribert (1967). Hochstraßen. Beton-Verlag, (2nd ed.)
Further reading
- Renault, Philippe; Butenweg, Christoph; Meskouris, Konstantin (2005). Beurteilung der Erdbebensicherheit von bestehenden Brückenbauwerken am Beispiel der Rheinbrücke Emmerich. In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. Vol. 100, No. 7, July 2005, ISSN 0005-9900, p. 574–581
External links
Media related to Rheinbrücke Emmerich at Wikimedia Commons
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