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Dorstener Federal Railway Bridge

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Dorstener Federal Railway Bridge

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  • Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    August 13, 2020

    Hiking

    General information
    Completion: 1948
    Status: in use
    Construction method / type of construction
    Construction: truss bridge without upper cross bracing
    Sectioned Warren Truss Bridge
    Function / use: railway bridge
    Building material: steel bridge
    Location / place
    Location: Dorsten, Recklinghausen (district), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    Crossed: Wesel-Datteln Canal
    Part of: Wesel-Datteln Canal (km 28.099)
    Coordinates: 51 ° 39 '51.57 "N 6 ° 58' 15.26" E.
    Technical specifications
    Width 15.74 m
    Span 50 m
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    July 12, 2024

    Hiking

    To cross it you must not be afraid of heights, also the bridge is quite rusty and crunches when you walk over it, but it must still be stable since there are also tracks there, do trains still run here?
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    May 12, 2026

    Mountain biking

    Must definitely be replaced soon too, it already looks so rusty
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    Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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