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Grimberger Sichel Bridge

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Grimberger Sichel Bridge

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Grimberger Sichel Bridge

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

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1. Erzbahntrasse – Erzbahnschwinge Bridge loop from Bochum-Langendreer West

58.4km

02:35

290m

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2. Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Erzbahntrasse loop from Westerholt

51.7km

02:26

220m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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3. Erzbahnschwinge Bridge – Erzbahntrasse loop from Bochum Hauptbahnhof

51.2km

02:15

230m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Oliver

January 19, 2017

Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to the Hoheward heap in the district of Recklinghausen: the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhein-Herne canal at the harbor Grimberg makes that possible. It connects the recreational areas north and south of the canal directly and without long detours.

The asymmetrical steel structure, whose name Grimberger Sichel was found at a public competition, crosses the canal in a semicircular arc on the western edge of the harbor. Suspended only by a 48 meter high steel pylon on the north side of the canal, the curved bridge has a span of around 150 meters. The northern, 37-meter-long ramp is formed by concrete retaining walls, and the southern, 34-meter-long ramp is made as a dam. More than 600 cubic meters of concrete and 235 meters of large bored piles for the abutments as well as 400 tons of steel and 465 meters of rope for the suspended structure were used.

The bridge was awarded the 2010 European Steel Bridges Award by the European Steel Construction Convention. This honors outstanding steel bridge constructions in Europe.

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Frederik

July 22, 2021

Start / end point of the ore railway line on the Rhine-Herne Canal. Nice view over the canal from above

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Peter H. aus GE

January 1, 2022

An attractive bridge over the RHK, with beautiful canal views from the top. But please don't block the way - if you trample up there, braking and having to stop is a torture (or moving off after the forced stop) :-)

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Elevation 40 m

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

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1. Erzbahntrasse – Erzbahnschwinge Bridge loop from Bochum-Langendreer West

2. Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Erzbahntrasse loop from Westerholt

3. Erzbahnschwinge Bridge – Erzbahntrasse loop from Bochum Hauptbahnhof

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