Emmerich Rhine Bridge

Emmerich Rhine Bridge
Rheinbrücke Emmerich

View of the Emmerich Rhine Bridge
Coordinates 51°49′45″N 6°13′33″E / 51.82917°N 6.22583°E / 51.82917; 6.22583Coordinates: 51°49′45″N 6°13′33″E / 51.82917°N 6.22583°E / 51.82917; 6.22583
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 (1965-09-03)
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.

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