Old Rhine Bridge (Konstanz)

Old Rhine Bridge at Konstanz

Rheinbrücke Konstanz
Rhine Bridge at Konstanz
Coordinates47°39′58″N 9°10′43″E / 47.6662°N 9.1786°E / 47.6662; 9.1786
CarriesRoad and railway bridge, with bike and pedestrian lanes
CrossesSeerhein
LocaleKonstanz
Characteristics
MaterialSteel beam bridge
Total length127.8 metres (419 ft)
Width26.95 metres (88.4 ft)
Longest span42.6 metres (140 ft)
No. of spans3
History
Opened1938 (1938)
Inaugurated9 October 1938
Location
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The Old Rhine Bridge at Konstanz spans the Seerhein. It is a combined road and railway bridge. In addition to one track of the High Rhine Railway at kilometer 413.5, it carries the Konzilstraße, the road that connects the borough of Petershausen with the city centre. The road bridge carries two lanes into the city center and three lanes in the other direction. Additionally, there is a bicycle lane in both directions on the left (as seen from the city centre) and a sidewalk on the right. In the 19th century, distance markers were placed along the Rhine; they start counting kilometers at this bridge.