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Datteln

Lukas Bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Datteln

Lukas Bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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

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

March 13, 2019

In Datteln's southernmost district Meckinghoven the Lukasbrücke (formerly: Lucasbrücke) crosses the Dortmund-Ems Canal at kilometer 15,652 between the old and new Henrichenburg ship lift.

The Lukasbrücke has two lanes and on each side a sidewalk.

It was named after the owner of the neighboring restaurant, Josef Lucas.

In 1899, the first bridge was built over the newly built Dortmund-Ems Canal.

It was made of iron with a wooden planking.

Because the traffic increased more and more, a new bridge was built in 1933.

It was wider and had a concrete carriageway.

At the end of the Second World War (1939 - 1945) the bridge was blown up.

After the canal was put back into operation, a makeshift bridge was mounted in 1946.

In 1949 the temporary bridge was replaced by the present bridge.

The current bridge was originally built for the Russian campaign.

She was to cross one of the rivers, Dniester, Dnepr or Volga.

But because she was not used, she camped at the end of the war on the grounds of Klöckner.

After having removed a central piece to adapt the bridge to the width of the canal, it was released on February 25, 1949 for traffic.

The bridge has a load capacity of 45 tons.

It is 60.70 m long and 11 m wide: its weight is about 500 tons.

Since March 2016, the Lukasbrücke is a listed building.

The bridge is so sturdily built that it can be used for decades, although this bridge is only a makeshift bridge.

However, in June 2016, the New Waterways Office in Datteln announced that it was planned to demolish the Luke Bridge in 2022 as part of the expansion of the Rhine-Herne Canal.

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March 12, 2019

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Karl-Heinz

August 4, 2024

The Lucas Bridge is over the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the immediate vicinity of the Datteln power plant.

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

Lukas Bridge over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

1. Henrichenburg Boat Lift loop from Beckum

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