Culemborg railway bridge

Culemborg railway bridge

Kuilenburgse spoorbrug
The actual bridge (since 1983)
Coordinates51°57′38″N 5°12′48″E / 51.96056°N 5.21333°E / 51.96056; 5.21333
CrossesLek
LocaleCulemborg
OwnerProRail
Characteristics
Total length670 m
Height25 m
Longest span154,4 m
History
Construction startJanuary 16, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-01-16)
OpenedApril 1, 1868; 156 years ago (1868-04-01)
Rebuilt1983
Location
Map

The Culemborg railway bridge (Dutch: Kuilenburgse spoorbrug) is a tied-arch bridge in the Netherlands over the Lek, on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway.[1][2]

It held two records at the beginning: being the first important truss bridge with semi-parabolic arch and the railway-only one with the longest span in the world until 1878.[2]

  1. ^ "Spoorwegbrug in Culemborg". blog.seniorennet.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "Spoorbrug Culemborg" (in Dutch). 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-01-11.