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Location: Burweg, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Hechthausen Railway Bridge – Osteschleifen Nature Reserve loop from Burweg

16.6km

04:12

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2. Pütte Blumenthal – Hechthausen Railway Bridge loop from Burweg

11.3km

02:52

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3. Hechthausen Railway Bridge – Pütte Blumenthal loop from Blumenthal

7.59km

01:55

10m

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irgendwohin 😗 🥾🚶‍♀️⛰ 🚴‍♀️

June 6, 2023

Up until the 20th century, the Oste divided the Elbe-Weser triangle with Cuxhaven on one side and Stade on the other: Anyone who wanted to cross the river north of Bremervörde had to use ferries. Since 1881 there has only been a permanent bridge between Burweg and Hechthausen for the railway. This building still had a swing bridge part, so that sailing ships could also pass it with their masts. From 1936 to 1940, the Reichsbahn had it replaced with a permanent bridge. On May 3, 1945, shortly before the English occupiers arrived, German soldiers blew up the power superstructure. But as early as May 31, 1945, the order for the reconstruction with the bridge device that has been preserved to this day was given

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Hans Rehm

October 3, 2020

On May 3, 1945, shortly before the arrival of the English soldiers, German soldiers blew up the existing bridge over the Oste. However, on May 31, 1945, the order for the reconstruction with the bridge equipment that has been preserved to this day was placed: with these quick-to-assemble temporary bridges, it was easy to implement. The bridge was completed in the summer of 1945 and is still in operation today as a single track.

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D-Buddi

February 12, 2022

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Location: Burweg, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany

Hechthausen Railway Bridge

1. Hechthausen Railway Bridge – Osteschleifen Nature Reserve loop from Burweg

2. Pütte Blumenthal – Hechthausen Railway Bridge loop from Burweg

3. Hechthausen Railway Bridge – Pütte Blumenthal loop from Blumenthal

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