General Information
| Other name(s): | Ludendorff-Brücke |
|---|---|
| Completion: | 1918 |
| Status: | destroyed (1945) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Remagen, Ahrweiler (Kreis), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
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| Crossed: |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 326 m |
Materials
| arch |
steel
|
|---|---|
| truss |
steel
|
Chronology
| 1938 | Bridge is mined with explosives. |
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| 7 March 1945 | German commanders order the bridge to be detonated, but the ignition system malfunctions. A volunteer lights the fuse by hand, the bridge is lifted up, but lands back in place and is only partially damaged. |
| 17 March 1945 | After 25 000 troops have crossed the bridge, it collapses due to the heavy damaged from shelling and the detonation. 28 American soldiers go down with the bridge. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Bridges. A history of the world's most famous and important spans. Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), pp. 87-87.
- (2017): Bridges. A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans. 2nd edition, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA), ISBN 978-0316507943, pp. 86-87.
- (1998): Brücken. Die Geschichte berühmter Brücken. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 87-87.
- : Les ponts. Une histoire des plus grands et plus célèbres ponts du monde. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 87-87.
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20002400 - Published on:
18/11/2001 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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