Suspension Bridges Crossing Ruhr River

This is a list of all 5 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Ruhr 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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1839: Laer Castle

Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2237 (added 2007-03-19)
Year Completed:1839
Name:Laer Castle
Also Known As:Schlosspark Laer
Location:Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Coordinates:51.349452 N 8.256528 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:A. Bruns
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 28.14 meters (92.3 feet)
Deck width:1.85 meters

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1844: Mülheimer

Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2297 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1844
Name:Mülheimer
Location:Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Principals:Malberg
References:AAJ, PTS2
Status:Demolished, 1909
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 94.14 meters (308.9 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 28.25 meters (92.7 feet)

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Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1891: Geisecke

Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2292 (added 2007-04-24)
Year Completed:1891
Name:Geisecke
Location:Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1928
Deck width:1.0 meters

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1893: Am Kaltenborn

Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:2168 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1893
Name:Am Kaltenborn
Location:Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
Coordinates:51.37610 N 7.39749 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Siller & Jamart, B. Rittershausen
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 38 meters (124.7 feet)
Deck width:1.7 meters

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Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

Herdecke, Germany - Ruhr River
Bridgemeister ID:3218 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Herdecke, Germany
Crossing:Ruhr River
At or Near Feature:Niedernhof Castle
Coordinates:51.416834 N 7.463870 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed

Notes:

  • Connected two castellated towers, one sitting on a tiny island in the Ruhr River, at Niedernhof Castle. Removed in 1926 (or soon after) during construction of nearby dam.


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