Südbrücke, Mainz
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The Südbrücke, Mainz ("South bridge")[1] is a railway bridge on the Main Railway that connects Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, across the Rhine with Gustavsburg in Hesse. It is one of the early railway bridges in Germany.
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Quick Facts Südbrücke Mainz-Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke, Coordinates ...
Südbrücke Mainz-Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke | |
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Coordinates | 49°59′29″N 8°17′38″E |
Carried | Railways |
Crossed | River Rhine |
Locale | Rhineland-Palatinate |
Official name | Südbrücke |
Other name(s) | Eisenbahnbrücke, Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke, Mainbahn-Rheinbrücke |
Characteristics | |
Design | Lenticular truss bridge (Pauli system) |
Material | Iron |
Total length | 1,028 m (1,124 yd) |
Longest span | 2 x 106.6 m |
Piers in water | Three |
Clearance above | 9.1 m (10.0 yd) |
History | |
Designer | Heinrich Gerber |
Constructed by | MAN-Werk Gustavsburg |
Construction start | 1860 (1868), 1910, 1948 |
Construction end | 1862 (1871), 1912, 1949 |
Collapsed | 1945 |
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