Rhine Bridge, Kehl
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The first railway bridge at Kehl across the Rhine was opened in May 1861. Since then the bridge has been partially or fully destroyed more than once.
Quick Facts The Rhine Bridge at Kehl Pont ferroviaire de KehlRheinbrücke Kehl, Coordinates ...
The Rhine Bridge at Kehl Pont ferroviaire de Kehl Rheinbrücke Kehl | |
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Coordinates | 48°34′32″N 7°48′3″E |
Carries | Rail traffic |
Crosses | Rhine |
Locale | Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 238.4 metres (782 ft) |
Width | 6.66 metres (21.9 ft) (1956–2010) 13 metres (43 ft) (from 2010) |
Height | 8 metres (26 ft) (1956–2010) 12.2 metres (40 ft) (from 2010) |
History | |
Opened | May 1861 (first railway bridge) December 2010 (most recent bridge) |
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The Kehl railway bridge constructed in 1956, was a single track railway bridge between Strasbourg and Kehl, crossing in the process both the Rhine and the frontier between Germany and France.
A replacement double track railway bridge was first used on 10 October 2010 and formally opened in December 2010 in order to permit trains to cross the river more rapidly. The speed limit on the new bridge is 160 km/h (100 mph).