Culemborg railway bridge

Culemborg railway bridge

Kuilenburgse spoorbrug
The actual bridge (since 1983)
Coordinates51°57′38″N 5°12′48″E / 51.96056°N 5.21333°E / 51.96056; 5.21333
CrossesLek
LocaleCulemborg
OwnerProRail
Characteristics
Total length670 m
Height25 m
Longest span154,4 m
History
Construction startJanuary 16, 1863 (1863-01-16)
OpenedApril 1, 1868 (1868-04-01)
Rebuilt1983
Location

The Culemborg railway bridge (Dutch: Kuilenburgse spoorbrug) is a tied-arch bridge in the Netherlands over the Lek, on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway.

It held two records at the beginning: being the first important truss bridge with semi-parabolic arch and the railway-only one with the longest span in the world until 1878.