Rendsburg High Bridge

Rendsburg High Bridge

Rendsburger Hochbrücke
Rendsburg High Bridge
Main span of the Rendsburg High Bridge
Coordinates54°17′36.94″N 9°40′58.45″E / 54.2935944°N 9.6829028°E / 54.2935944; 9.6829028
CrossesKiel Canal
LocaleRendsburg, Germany
Official nameEisenbahnhochbrücke Rendsburg
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length2,486 metres (8,156 ft)
Height68 metres (223 ft)
Longest span140 metres (460 ft)
Piers in waterNone
Clearance above42 metres (138 ft)
History
DesignerFriedrich Voss
Construction start1911
Construction end1913
Location
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The Rendsburg High Bridge (German: Rendsburger Hochbrücke, officially Eisenbahnhochbrücke Rendsburg) is a railway viaduct on the Neumünster–Flensburg line that also serves as a transporter bridge. The bridge crosses the Kiel Canal at Rendsburg in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is federally owned through the Federal Water and Navigation Administration that also owns and runs the canal.