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Rettbergsaue
The Rettbergsaue (translated from German as “Rettberg Island”) is a natural island in the Rhine River at Wiesbaden, Germany. It is situated between the main channel of the Rhine to the north and a smaller channel, the ''Wachsbleicharm'', in the south. The ''Wachsbleicharm'' forms the border between the federal states of Hesse (of which Wiesbaden is the capital) and Rhineland-Palatinate. The island is about long and up to wide. Covering about , it is one of the largest islands on the Rhine in which the river flows unhindered on both sides.Rettbergsaue Sightseeing in Biebrich. Retrieved on 2009-01-08. The island is for the most part covered with trees and has a rich bird and plant life. Approximately 90% of the island is protected, with the remainder used for recreational and agricultural purpos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schierstein Bridge
The Schierstein Bridge (German: ''Schiersteiner Brücke'') is long, four-lane highway bridge in Germany. It carries Bundesautobahn 643 over the Rhine River between Mainz-Mombach, Rhineland-Palatinate and Wiesbaden-Schierstein, Hesse (Rhine kilometrage 504.45). Crossing two arms of the Rhine and the intervening island of Rettbergsaue, the bridge is made of six individual structures, including from prestressed concrete. It was built between 1959 and 1962. The Schierstein Bridge is located about downstream of the Theodor Heuss Bridge. Together with the Theodor Heuss Bridge and the A 60 bridge, it is one of three road bridges across the Rhine at Mainz. It is the last bridge over the Middle Rhine for downstream, before the Südbrücke in Koblenz. From mid-February to mid-April 2015 the bridge was closed from all traffic due to extensive structural damage. History At the end of the 1950s and early 1960s, the states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate began an extensive road c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |