Rheinkniebrücke

51°13′15″N 6°45′51″E

Rhine knee bridge Rheinkniebrücke
Coordinates	51°13′15″N 6°45′51″E
Locale	Düsseldorf,  Germany
Official name	Rheinkniebrücke
Other name(s)	Rhine knee bridge
Named for	the location at the Rhine knee
Characteristics
Total length	1519 m
Width	28.9 m
Height	3.4 m
Traversable?	yes
Towpaths	yes
History
Construction cost	€212.1 million
Opened	16 October 1969
Location

The Rheinkniebrücke (English: Rhine knee bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge leading over the Rhine at the Rheinknie in Düsseldorf with a six-lane motor road and two combined pedestrian and cycle paths, which was opened to traffic on 16 October 1969.^[1]

History

The decision to build the bridge was made in 1962. The architect Friedrich Tamms was entrusted with the development of the project. Fritz Leonhardt was appointed chief engineer. The bridge was built in 1965 by Deutsche Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft (Demag AG), Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb and Hein, Lehmann & Co.. The bridge was commissioned on 16 October 1969. At the time of its opening, it was a cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in the world.^[2]

Location

The bridge connects the Düsseldorf districts of Unterbilk and Oberkassel. The bridge got its name from its location.^[3]

References

1. "Rheinkniebrücke (Düsseldorf-Unterbilk/Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, 1969)". Structurae. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
2. "Hein, Lehmann AG". Structurae. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
3. "Roncallis Apollo-Varieté-Theater (Düsseldorf-Karlstadt/Düsseldorf-Hafen, 1997)". Structurae. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

See also

• List of bridges in Germany