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The Horchheim rail bridge (german: Horchheimer Eisenbahnbrücke) is a
railway bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually someth ...
across the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in
Koblenz, Germany. The first bridge on the site was put into operation in 1879, but was badly damaged at the end of the
second world war
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
. The bridge was temporarily restored to service in 1947, and the current bridge replaced it in 1961.
Bridges completed in 1879
Bridges over the Rhine
Buildings and structures in Koblenz
Railway bridges in Germany
Railway lines in Rhineland-Palatinate
Railway lines opened in 1879
Transport in Koblenz
1879 establishments in Germany
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