Levensau High Bridge

Levensau High Bridge

Levensauer Hochbrücke
Levenau High Bridge
Levensau High Bridge
Coordinates54°22′4″N 10°4′33″E / 54.36778°N 10.07583°E / 54.36778; 10.07583
CarriesKiel-Flensburg Railway, local road
CrossesKiel Canal
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length180 metres (590 ft)
Longest span163 metres (535 ft)
Piers in waterNone
Clearance above42 metres (138 ft)
History
Construction start1894
Construction end1895
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Levensau Motorway Bridge

Levensauer Schnellstraßenbrücke
Coordinates54°22′6″N 10°4′38″E / 54.36833°N 10.07722°E / 54.36833; 10.07722
CarriesBundesstraße 76
CrossesKiel Canal
History
Construction end1984
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The Levensau High Bridge (German: Levensauer Straßen- und Eisenbahnhochbrücke; short: Levensauer Hochbrücke) is a high level arch bridge that spans the Kiel Canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Built in 1894 it is the oldest bridge crossing the Kiel Canal. A second bridge nearby, opened 1984, is referred to as Levensau Motorway Bridge (German: Levensauer Schnellstraßenbrücke).