Duisburg-Hochfeld Railway Bridge

Duisburg–Hochfeld railway bridge
Train ferry with carriages is in the foreground. Behind is the new railway bridge with a freight train in early January 1874. Behind the bridge are factories in Hochfeld.
Coordinates51°24′28″N 6°44′41″E / 51.40778°N 6.74472°E / 51.40778; 6.74472
CarriesTrains
CrossesRhine
LocaleDuisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Official nameDuisburg-Hochfelder Eisenbahnbrücke
Characteristics
DesignTruss bridge
Width2 tracks
Longest span189 m (620 ft)
History
Construction start1872, 1926, 1948
Construction end1873, 1927, 1949
Opened1873, 1927, 1949
Location

The Duisburg–Hochfeld railway bridge (German: Duisburg-Hochfelder Eisenbahnbrücke) spans the Rhine in the German city of Duisburg on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line. The first bridge was built by the Rhenish Railway Company and put into operation at the end of 1873. It was replaced by a new bridge in 1927, which was badly damaged during the Second World War, but rebuilt and is still serves rail traffic between the Ruhr region and Aachen.

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