Railway bridge Kettwig, Railway truss bridge in Kettwig district, Germany

Railway bridge Kettwig is a steel truss bridge carrying the Ruhrtalbahn over the Ruhr at river kilometre 22.1, measured from the river's mouth. It is 286 m long and 8.25 m wide, carries two tracks and stands 4.6 m above the normal water level. At its southern end a five-arch viaduct continues the line, and the bridge forms the eastern boundary of the Kettwiger See reservoir, created in 1950.

Construction of this bridge in 1871 was a turning point for the Ruhr Valley Railway network during Germany's rapid industrial growth. It enabled both freight and passenger transport through this important industrial region.

The bridge is a stop on the Route der Industriekultur, the Ruhr region's industrial heritage trail. Its steel truss carries the Ruhrtalbahn, and the line still runs from Kettwig to Düsseldorf and over Velbert to Wuppertal. South of the steel span, a five-arch viaduct continues the route.

The bridge carries the Ruhrtalbahn over the Ruhr at river kilometre 22.1 and forms the eastern boundary of the Kettwiger See. It is a railway structure with no pedestrian deck, so it is viewed from the banks and paths below; the adjoining five-arch viaduct continues south of the steel span.

The bridge marks a point where industrial heritage and restored natural landscape meet along the Ruhr. From this spot, you can see both the region's mining past and the new green spaces that have reclaimed the valley floor.