Titan RT, Pedestrian suspension bridge at Rappbode Dam, Germany
Titan RT is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the Rappbode reservoir in Germany, reaching 483 meters in length and sitting 100 meters above the water surface. The walkway consists of steel mesh held by four main support cables.
Planning began three years before construction started in November 2016, with the opening taking place in May 2017. The structure was built as an addition to the existing Rappbode Dam from the 1950s.
The bridge crosses the boundary between Oberharz am Brocken and Thale, running about 50 metres northeast of and parallel to the Rappbode Dam, Germany's highest at 106 metres. Its name pairs "Titan" with the initials RT, and the steel structure was supplied by Falkner Maschinenbau of Roppen, Austria, with cables from Fatzer AG in Romanshorn, Switzerland.
The deck is a 120 cm wide steel grating walkway with a 130 cm high railing closed off by stainless-steel nets on both sides, so the ground underfoot is see-through. The bridge hangs about 50 m northeast of and parallel to the Rappbode Dam, whose hiking trail HK 27 (Hasselfelde–Rübeland) leads past it. From the bridge a 75 m Gigaswing pendulum jump is possible.
The anchoring in slate rock formations on both shores requires 947 tons of tension force to securely hold the construction in the air. This massive force distributes evenly across both valley sides and gives the bridge its stability.
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