Kaiserbrücke (Mainz)

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bridge_name= Kaiserbrücke


caption= Neo-roman architecture (1904-1945)
Rebuilt without gatehouses (1955-)
official_name= Nordbrücke
also_known_as= Kaiserbrücke
carries= Railway (Mainbahn), pedestrians
crosses= Rhine
locale= Mainz (Germany)
maint= Deutsche Bahn
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design= Truss
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open= 1904, reopened 1955
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lat= 50.022382
long= 8.253393

The Kaiserbrücke is a railway bridge across the Rhine at the north end of Mainz in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Built between 1901 and 1904, it was named for the German Emperor Wilhelm II (the 'Kaiser' of the time). It formed an important part of the German railway system, as well as being an important logistical link for war transports (which were closely tied to railway infrastructure).

The bridge was destroyed in 1945 by retreating German troops. It was later reopened in 1955 as the Nordbrücke ('Northern Bridge'), with parts of the surviving foundations and sculptures adorning it incorporated into the new much less grand structure. The neo-roman gate castles were not rebuilt."From an information plaque at the western end of the bridge, in German, as of 2007. See ."] The former arced trusses were also replaced with box trusses.

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External links

* [http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0008284 Nordbrücke Mainz / Kaiserbrücke] (database entry from the Structurae website)