The Emmerich Rhine Bridge (german: 'Rheinbrücke Emmerich') is a
suspension bridge located in
Emmerich am Rhein
Emmerich am Rhein ( Low Rhenish and nl, Emmerik) is a city and municipality in the northwest of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city has a harbour and a quay at the Rhine. In terms of local government organization, it i ...
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Germany
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Rhine
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, carrying the
Bundesstraße
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Germany
Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km.
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B 220, the federal highway between Emmerich am Rhein and
Kleve
Kleve (; traditional en, Cleves ; nl, Kleef; french: Clèves; es, Cléveris; la, Clivia; Low Rhenish: ''Kleff'') is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century ...
. 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 German civil engineer . 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 high.
Gallery
Emmerich Bridge over the Rhein - panoramio.jpg, View from Kleve
Kleve (; traditional en, Cleves ; nl, Kleef; french: Clèves; es, Cléveris; la, Clivia; Low Rhenish: ''Kleff'') is a town in the Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. From the 11th century ...
The 500 m long mainspan of the Emmerich Rhine suspension-bridge at 2 Januari 2013 - panoramio.jpg, High waters
Rheinbrücke Emmerich-02.jpg, The bridge at night
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, , p. 574–581
See also
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List of bridges in Germany
This list of bridges in Germany lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
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Suspension bridges in Germany
Bridges over the Rhine
Bridges completed in 1965
Buildings and structures in Kleve (district)
Bridges in North Rhine-Westphalia