Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge
The Duisburg–Hochfeld railway bridge (German: Duisburg-Hochfelder Eisenbahnbrücke) spans the Rhine in the German city of Duisburg on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line. The first bridge was built by the Rhenish Railway Company and put into operation at the end of 1873. It was replaced by a new bridge in 1927, which was badly damaged during the Second World War, but rebuilt and is still serves rail traffic between the Ruhr region and Aachen.
Duisburg–Hochfeld railway bridge | |
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Train ferry with carriages is in the foreground. Behind is the new railway bridge with a freight train in early January 1874. Behind the bridge are factories in Hochfeld. | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′28″N 6°44′41″E |
| Carries | Trains |
| Crosses | Rhine |
| Locale | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Official name | Duisburg-Hochfelder Eisenbahnbrücke |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Width | 2 tracks |
| Longest span | 189 m (620 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1872, 1926, 1948 |
| Construction end | 1873, 1927, 1949 |
| Opened | 1873, 1927, 1949 |
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