Culemborg railway bridge
The Culemborg railway bridge (Dutch: Kuilenburgse spoorbrug) is a tied-arch bridge in the Netherlands over the Lek, on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway.
Culemborg railway bridge Kuilenburgse spoorbrug | |
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The actual bridge (since 1983) | |
| Coordinates | 51°57′38″N 5°12′48″E |
| Crosses | Lek |
| Locale | Culemborg |
| Owner | ProRail |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 670 m |
| Height | 25 m |
| Longest span | 154,4 m |
| History | |
| Construction start | January 16, 1863 |
| Opened | April 1, 1868 |
| Rebuilt | 1983 |
| Location | |
It held two records at the beginning: being the first important truss bridge with semi-parabolic arch and the railway-only one with the longest span in the world until 1878.
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