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Wilhelmsbrücke

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General Information

Structural Type: Arch bridge
Function / usage: Railroad (railway) bridge
Other name(s): Golden Gate Bridge
Built: 1844 - 1848
Status: demolished (1950)

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe
Crossed
  • Main River
Replaced by Friedensbrücke (1951)

Technical Information

Dimensions

span lengths 20 x 17 m
deck deck width 1848: 9.53 m
1891: 13.36 m
1908: 15.60 m

Materials

arches metal

Chronology

1890 - 1891

Bridge is converted to vehicular use.
1908

Widening.
1945

Blown up by German troops. The bridge is repaired by the American troops who name it the "Golden Gate Bridge".
23 February 1950

Demolition begins.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

Relevant Web Sites

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Relevant Publications

  • Gorr, Wolfram Frankfurter Brücken, Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt (Germany), ISBN 3797303939, 1982; pp. 161-174

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0005227
Created: 20/09/2002
Last Updated: 27/02/2013