Theodor Heuss Bridge (Düsseldorf)

Theodor Heuss Bridge
The Theodor Heuss Bridge in Düsseldorf
Coordinates	51°14′49″N 6°45′35″E / 51.24694°N 6.75972°E / 51.24694; 6.75972Coordinates: 51°14′49″N 6°45′35″E / 51.24694°N 6.75972°E / 51.24694; 6.75972
Carries	Bundesstraße 7
Crosses	Rhine River
Locale	Düsseldorf-Golzheim and Düsseldorf-Niederkassel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Official name	Theodor-Heuss-Brücke
Characteristics
Material	prestressed concrete, composite, and steel
Total length	1,271 m (4,170 ft)
Width	27 m (89 ft)
Longest span	260 m (850 ft)
No. of spans	6
History
Construction start	1953
Construction end	1957
Theodor Heuss Bridge Location in North Rhine-Westphalia

The Theodor Heuss Bridge also known as the Nordbrücke (North bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Rhine River in Düsseldorf built from 1953 to 1957 with a main span of 260 m (850 ft) flanked on either side by spans of 108 m (354 ft).

It was the first cable-stayed bridge built in Germany. Along with two other cable-stayed bridges to the south, the Oberkassel Bridge and the Knie Bridge, the Theodor Heuss Bridge forms the central leg of Düsseldorf's family of bridges over the Rhine.

The bridge carries Bundesstraße 7, downtown connector to Autobahn 52. Growing traffic volume in the bridge relaxed in May 2002 due to the opening of the Airport Bridge to the north.

External links

• Theodor Heuss Bridge (1957) at Structurae
• National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering - Cable-Stayed With Steel Deck