Hochdonn High Bridge Hochbrücke Hochdonn | |
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Coordinates | 54°00′58″N 9°17′51″E / 54.0161°N 9.2975°E |
Carries | Marsh Railway |
Crosses | Kiel Canal |
Locale | Hochdonn, Germany |
Official name | Eisenbahnhochbrücke Hochdonn |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Material | Steel |
Total length | 2,218 metres (7,277 ft) |
Height | 68 metres (223 ft) |
Longest span | 143.10 metres (469.5 ft) |
Piers in water | None |
Clearance below | 42 metres (138 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Friedrich Voss[1] |
Construction start | 1913 |
Construction end | 1919 |
Opened | 11 June 1920 |
Location | |
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The Hochdonn High Bridge (Hochbrücke Hochdonn in German) is a railway bridge in the Marsh Railway crossing the Kiel Canal near Hochdonn, Germany. It is a riveted steel bridge, "exposed to extreme railway traffic".[2]