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Hindenburg Bridge Ruins (Igel–Wasserliesch)

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Hindenburg Bridge Ruins (Igel–Wasserliesch)

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Location: Igel, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry loop from Trier-Euren

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2. Roman City of Trier – Porta Nigra loop from Trier Süd

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3. Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry – Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) Trier loop from Roodt

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Jard4101

October 26, 2017

Officially, the Hindenburg Bridge had no name, it was the citizens who chose the President of the Reich Paul von Hindenburg as a patron saint.

The bridge was opened in 1912 for rail traffic to relieve the Konzer Moselle bridge. During the Second World War, in February 1945, the bridge was destroyed. Whether this was done by a bombardment of the Wehrmacht or Allied bombs is still a matter of dispute today. The fact is, this bridge, like many other bridges on the Rhine and Moselle, no longer stands.

Today, only four brick bricks and well-preserved bridge arches (total length around 75 meters, height: about 6.50 meters) and the bridgehead with abutment are preserved.

Since the bridge is located directly on the cycle path between Hedgehog and Konz, you will inevitably pass this stone witness of the Second World War.

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Bruce

January 14, 2022

The Hindenburg Bridge was a railway bridge over the Moselle between Wasserliesch and Igel. It did not officially have a name, but soon after it was put into operation, popular opinion named it after Field Marshal and later Reich President Paul von Hindenburg. The bridge, which was put into operation in 1912, was most likely blown up by the Wehrmacht towards the end of the Second World War and was not rebuilt afterwards.

The truss bridge with a length of 221 m was part of the Ehrang–Trier Hbf–Karthaus–Igel freight train line, which, together with the tracks of the Koblenz–Perl Moselle line, formed a four-track connection between Trier Hbf and Karthaus. It was intended to relieve the pressure on the Konzer Mosel Bridge, which has existed since 1861 and is just over a kilometer further downstream from the Moselle. Triggered by the increased transport volume with the commissioning of the Eifel line in 1871 and the Moselle line in 1879, considerations arose in 1907 about ending the laborious process of pushing heavy trains from the Konz-Karthaus marshalling yard over the existing Moselle bridge. The so-called Hindenburg Bridge was opened on April 20, 1912. The heavy coal and coke trains now exclusively used the new railway bridge on the Konz – Igel route.

After its destruction in February 1945, it was decided in 1953 not to rebuild the bridge. The exact circumstances of their destruction are not exactly known. The bridge was probably blown up, but it may also have been bombed. The remains of the river pillars were removed during the Moselle canalization in 1960. On the Igeler side, part of the feeder dam with several brick arches is still preserved.

In June 2016, the regional press reported that Deutsche Bahn, which is still the owner of the ruins and the surrounding property, would like to have the remains of the bridge (which are not listed) auctioned off via an auction house.

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Mikesan

May 4, 2022

The truss bridge with a length of 221 m was part of the freight train line Ehrang-Trier Hbf-Karthaus-Igel, which at that time formed a four-track connection together with the tracks of the Moselle line Koblenz-Perl between Trier Hbf and Karthaus. It was intended to relieve the Konzer Moselle Bridge, which had existed since 1861 and was only a little over a kilometer further down the Moselle. Triggered by the increased transport volume with the commissioning of the Eifel line in 1871 and the Moselle line in 1879, considerations arose in 1907 of ending the cumbersome pushing of heavy trains from the Konz-Karthaus marshalling yard over the existing Moselle bridge. On April 20, 1912, the so-called Hindenburg Bridge was opened. The heavy coal and coke trains now only used the new railway bridge on the Konz–Igel line.

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Location: Igel, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Hindenburg Bridge Ruins (Igel–Wasserliesch)

1. Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry loop from Trier-Euren

2. Roman City of Trier – Porta Nigra loop from Trier Süd

3. Wasserbillig–Oberbillig Ferry – Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) Trier loop from Roodt

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