Suspension Bridges Crossing Weser River
This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Weser River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1839: Hameln
Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany - Weser River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2298 (added 2007-04-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1839 |
| Name: | Hameln |
| Location: | Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| Crossing: | Weser River |
| Coordinates: | 52.101511 N 9.351547 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Georg Theodor Wendelstadt |
| References: | AAJ, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Dismantled, c. 1890s |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Main Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- Replaced in the 1890s by a (likely) cantilever bridge having the general shape of a suspension bridge.
- AAJ writes: "the first use of triangular bracing between double chain cables" and mentions that it was dismantled and moved to Hessisch Oldendorf 1880-1890 or 1899. Most accounts suggest the bridge was reassembled in the 1898-1899 time frame.
- Moved to 1899 Weserbrücke - Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany.
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1864: (suspension bridge)
Porta Westfalica, Germany - Weser River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 637 (added 2003-02-13) |
| Year Completed: | 1864 |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Porta Westfalica, Germany |
| Crossing: | Weser River |
| References: | BRU, PTS2 |
| Use: | Rail and Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, April 3, 1945 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- At the time of completion, the bridge connected the villages of Barkhausen and Hausberge, later merged into Porta Westfalica.
1899: Weserbrücke
Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany - Weser River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 8162 (added 2024-02-03) |
| Year Completed: | 1899 |
| Name: | Weserbrücke |
| Location: | Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany |
| Crossing: | Weser River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Destroyed, 1945 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Notes:
- Moved from 1839 Hameln - Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany and reassembled in the 1898-1899 timeframe likely opening in 1899.
1995: Glacisbrücke
Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Weser River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 578 (added 2002-12-31) |
| Year Completed: | 1995 |
| Name: | Glacisbrücke |
| Location: | Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Crossing: | Weser River |
| Coordinates: | 52.28607 N 8.92190 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Schlaich Bergermann Partner |
| References: | BAR, BBU |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2006) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 103 meters (337.9 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 37 meters (121.4 feet) |
| Deck width: | 3.1 meters between side rails, 3.55 meters total |
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