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Müngstener Bridge

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Bergisches Land

Müngstener Bridge

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Müngstener Bridge

Name: Müngstener Bridge
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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Under the Müngsten Bridge – Beautiful trail along the Wupper loop from Remscheid-Güldenwerth

13.2km

03:45

300m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Bergisches Land – Beautiful trail along the Wupper loop from Reinshagen

6.20km

01:50

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of the Müngsten Bridge – Sengbach Reservoir loop from Burg

25.7km

07:31

680m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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March 19, 2025

The Müngsten Bridge (formerly the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge) is the highest railway bridge in Germany. The bridge spans the Wupper Valley at a height of 107 meters with two tracks between the cities of Remscheid and Solingen. The bridge was completed between 1895 and 1897 as a steel structure using Thomas flux iron from the MAN plant in Gustavsburg. The six truss piers have a maximum height of 69 meters. The arch over the valley floor has an average span of 170 meters, while the adjoining openings have spans of 30 meters and 45 meters. This made the Müngsten Bridge the railway bridge with the longest span in Germany upon completion. The total length of the steel structure is 465 meters. Steel profiles with 950,000 rivets and a total weight of 5,000 tons were used. Until 1918, the bridge was called the Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge. With the end of the German Empire, it was named after the settlement of Müngsten, which at that time lay north of the bridge in the bend of today's federal highway. The last houses were demolished in the 1960s during the expansion of the federal highway. (Source: Wikipedia)

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March 23, 2025

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Elevation 240 m

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Under the Müngsten Bridge – Beautiful trail along the Wupper loop from Remscheid-Güldenwerth

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3. View of the Müngsten Bridge – Sengbach Reservoir loop from Burg

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