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Impressive building and now almost 150 years old.

The Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke spans the valley with a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches, each with a span of 20 m.

The weir seen from the bridge has four openings closed with hydraulically operated flaps. Next to the weir are the fish ladder and the boat alley. In the case of large floods, the entire system is flooded. In 2011, a hydroelectric power station was built on the right side of the weir. The entire Ruhr flows through the power plant and enables electricity to be generated by around 3.6 million kWh annually.

The weir has four openings that are closed with hydraulically driven flaps. Next to the weir are the fish ladder and the boat alley. In the case of large floods, the entire system is flooded. In 2011, a hydroelectric power station was built on the right side of the weir. The entire Ruhr flows through the power plant and enables electricity to be generated by around 3.6 million kWh annually.

Always busy here

The view over the Ruhr valley is so easy🤩

It's nice that everything is separated here, everyone has their own way, speaks for pedestrians, inline skaters and cyclists, of course, there are always people who don't stick to it, but otherwise you can drive there great, the paths are super easy to drive when you do a lap around the Kemnader turns.

The tracks run over the river at a height of 30 meters and are 313 meters long; This requires 24,400 cubic meters of quarry stone and 12 arches with a span of 20 meters each. The floor plan of the building describes a slight curve with a radius of 380 meters. The bridge deck with the tracks on it has a gradient of 0.5 percent. Further information at: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhr-Viadukt_(Herdecke)