General Information
| Other name(s): | Adolf-Hitler-Brücke |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1893 |
| Completion: | 1895 |
| Status: | demolished (1961) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
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| Crossed: |
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| Replaced by: |
Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke (1961)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 137 m |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| piers |
masonry
|
Chronology
| 1244 | First mention of a bridge at the same location. |
|---|---|
| 1379 | Addition of a water mill which is removed in 1822. |
| 1893 — 1895 | Construction of the Grosse Weserbrücke. |
| 1 April 1933 — 1939 | The bridge is called Adolf-Hitler-Brücke. |
| 1939 — 1947 | The bridge is called "Lüderitzbrücke". |
| 25 April 1945 | Dynamited by German troops. |
| August 1945 | Reconstruction begins. |
| 18 March 1947 | The unfinished reconstruction is destroyed by heavy ice floating on the Weser. |
| 29 November 1947 | Reconstruction is completed and the bridge opened to traffic. |
| 1957 | Decision is made to build a replacement bridge. |
| 1958 | Construction on a parallel new bridge begins. |
| 22 December 1960 | The new bridge (refer to Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke) is opened to traffic. |
| 1961 | The "Grosse Weserbrücke" is demolished. |
Participants
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- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20006052 - Published on:
09/10/2002 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
