Suspension Bridges Crossing Lahn River
This is a list of all 7 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Lahn River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1784: Chain
Weilburg, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 582 (added 2003-01-01) |
| Year Completed: | 1784 |
| Name: | Chain |
| Location: | Weilburg, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| References: | PTS2 |
| Use: | Pipeline |
| Status: | Replaced, 1888 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Main Span: | 1 x 35 meters (114.8 feet) |
Notes:
- Carried a water pipeline with eight iron chains.
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1830: (suspension bridge)
Nassau, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1667 (added 2005-03-20) |
| Year Completed: | 1830 |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Nassau, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.311559 N 7.796206 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Lossen and Wolf |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Replaced, 1926 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 74.8 meters (245.56 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 11.9 meters (38.88 feet) |
Notes:
- Replaced by 1926 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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1926: Nassau
Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1133 (added 2004-01-16) |
| Year Completed: | 1926 |
| Name: | Nassau |
| Location: | Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.311299 N 7.795710 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | Removed (last checked: 2004) |
| Main Cables: | Riveted plate |
| Main Span: | 1 x 74.9 meters (245.75 feet) |
Notes:
- The "cables" of this bridge appear to have been steel plates riveted together. The deck is plate girder. Not surprisingly, recent photos of the bridge show it resting on two intermediate piers. AAJ describes the cables: "'laminated chains' made of flat iron plates, there being two such chains to a side, each of five plates riveted together."
- Replaced 1830 (suspension bridge) - Nassau, Germany.
- Replaced by 2005 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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2000: Luisa-Häuser
Marburg, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1049 (added 2003-12-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2000 |
| Name: | Luisa-Häuser |
| Location: | Marburg, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.80873 N 8.7747 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Gerdum and Breuer |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2005) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 48.47 meters (159 feet) |
| Side Span: | 1 |
| Deck width: | 3.5 meters |
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2005: Nassau
Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2149 (added 2006-11-18) |
| Year Completed: | 2005 |
| Name: | Nassau |
| Location: | Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.311773 N 7.796654 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Schnorpfeil Bau GmbH, Ruffert & Partner |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 75.5 meters (247.7 feet) |
| Deck width: | 10.7 meters |
| Characteristics: | Self-anchored |
Notes:
- Self-anchored suspension bridge.
- Replaced 1926 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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2014: (footbridge)
Gießen, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4753 (added 2020-06-27) |
| Year Completed: | 2014 |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Gießen, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.596327 N 8.671094 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 49 meters (160.8 feet) |
External Links:
(footbridge)
Löhnberg, Hessen, Germany - Lahn River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1510 (added 2004-10-09) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Löhnberg, Hessen, Germany |
| Crossing: | Lahn River |
| Coordinates: | 50.509968 N 8.276808 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2005) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 57.5 meters (188.6 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
| Deck width: | 2 meters |
| Characteristics: | Self-anchored |
Notes:
- Self-anchored. The main "cables" of this bridge appear to be rigid rectangular steel members.
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