This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1940: Friedrichsbrücke
Mannheim, Germany - Neckar River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8462 (added 2024-03-17) |
| Year Completed: | 1940 |
| Name: | Friedrichsbrücke |
| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| Crossing: | Neckar River |
| Coordinates: | 49.494500 N 8.472417 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, March 25, 1945 |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- This bridge likely functioned more as a cantilever bridge than a suspension bridge.
- Bombed multiple times during WWII and finaly destroyed March 25, 1945.
- Replaced 1891 Friedrichsbrücke - Mannheim, Germany. Translated from the linked Wikipedia page, "Due to the constant increase in traffic, it became necessary to expand the Friedrichsbrücke. Instead of an expensive new building, an engineering balancing act was decided: between 1938 and 1940, the bridge was cut lengthwise, pushed two meters apart, filled in the middle and further structurally adapted. With a lane width of 13.5 m, a total of four lanes including tram tracks could be created."
External Links:
- Wikipedia - Kurpfalzbrücke. History of the bridges at this location.
Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.