Rhine bridge Neuenkamp, Cable-stayed bridge in Duisburg-Mitte, Germany.
The Neuenkamp Rhine Bridge is a steel cable-stayed bridge carrying the A40 motorway over the Rhine at kilometre 778.34, between Neuenkamp and Homberg/Rheinhausen. Its two 50-metre steel pylons stand in the median, with twelve groups of nine cables each; the deck is 36.3 metres wide and the main span measures 350 metres.
Built from 1966 to 1970 by Gutehoffnungshütte of Oberhausen-Sterkrade, the bridge was opened on 16 October 1970 by Federal Transport Minister Georg Leber. At the time it was the world's longest cable-stayed bridge. It was the last bridge built by GHH.
The bridge shapes Duisburg's cityscape and forms part of the infrastructure connecting the city to its industrial past. It enables daily traffic flow between districts that would otherwise be separated by the river.
The bridge is passable year-round and regularly maintained to ensure safe crossings. Pedestrians and cyclists should note that this is a highway and separate paths must be used.
When it opened on 16 October 1970, the Neuenkamp bridge was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Its 350 m main span is one of eight spans, and the 12.7 m wide steel box girder carries a 36.3 m wide deck. It was the last bridge built by Gutehoffnungshütte of Oberhausen-Sterkrade.
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