Kampmann bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Essen, Germany.

Kampmann Bridge is a cable-stayed road and footbridge over the Ruhr at kilometre 181.0, linking Heisingen and Kupferdreh in Essen. Completed in December 2019, it has a 173-metre total length: a reinforced-concrete approach slab on the Heisingen bank and a main span hung from two 27-metre pylons, with a 3.5-metre foot and cycle path on the southern side.

A ferry run by the Kampmann family crossed the Ruhr here from 1790; in 1894 the family obtained a 40-year concession to build a bridge. The first span, completed in 1895, was a floating pontoon bridge that could be winched up during floods. A beam bridge built by Hochtief in 1950–51 replaced it, and after closure in 2016 it was demolished; the cable-stayed bridge was finished in December 2019.

The name Kampmann comes from the family that ran a ferry here from 1790 until 1894; the road over the bridge was officially named Kampmannbrücke on 28 June 1934. Since the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke opened in the 1970s, the crossing has served as a secondary route at the eastern end of Baldeneysee.

The bridge is accessible to cars and bicycles and functions as a regular road without special conditions. Plan to cross outside rush hours if you prefer lighter traffic and better sightlines along the way.

The 2019 cable-stayed bridge was planned by Stuttgart firm Schlaich Bergermann Partner and built in about three years. Because it stands in the Ruhr floodplain beside the Heisinger Ruhraue nature reserve, no groundwater lowering was allowed during construction, and amphibian tunnels were installed near Wuppertaler Straße.