For centuries, watchtowers, defensive towers and customs towers were placed at the end of a bridge - if this was important for long-distance traffic. In peacetime they served on the one hand as striking landmarks for travelers and on the other hand as barriers where the bridge toll was levied. That was also the case with these bridge towers, which were built between 1904 and 1907 for the Rhine bridge between Ruhrort and Homberg.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

January 23, 2022

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"... They look most beautiful from the direction of Homberg. Mighty stone blocks, crowned by green copper sheeting on the roof and turrets: The Ruhrort bridge towers on the Friedrich-Ebert-Rheinbrücke …

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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