Elbebrücke Tangermünde, Road bridge in Tangermünde, Germany.
Elbebrücke Tangermünde is a steel road bridge that spans across the Elbe River, linking the two riverbanks with a continuous steel structure. The bridge carries traffic across roughly 1,400 meters of water using a girder construction system.
The bridge was completed in the early 2000s and created a new transportation link across the river. It replaced older crossing methods and improved regional connectivity.
The 2001 bridge carries the Bundesstraße 188 between Stendal and Rathenow, with two lanes plus a combined foot and cycle path. Its 185-metre tied arch crosses the Elbe at kilometre 390.8, about 1.7 km north of the 1933 crossing it replaced. The old bridge, blown up on 12 April 1945, stood directly at the town gates.
The bridge is designed for vehicle traffic and provides a direct route across the river. Pedestrians and cyclists can also use the crossing, though conditions may vary with the seasons.
The 185-metre main span is a steel tied-arch bridge whose two arches lean 10 degrees from the vertical and rise 28 metres to the crown. Welded box sections about 1.2 metres wide are joined by 12 round-tube cross braces. The arches were assembled on the west bank and floated into place.
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