List of Ruhr bridges

The list of Ruhr bridges names the bridges over the Ruhr from the Ruhr spring in Winterberg to the confluence with the Rhine in Duisburg . The Ruhr crossings also include fords, ferries and tunnels, which are also listed here.

bridges

designation	local community	Coordinates	Remarks	Illustration
Ruhrsteg	Winterberg	51 ° 12 '50.9 "  N , 8 ° 33' 31.8"  E	Overpass of the Rothaarsteig , about 120 m northeast of the Ruhr spring .
Road bridge
Road bridge
Road bridge
Commercial road bridge
Ruhr Bridge
Company access
Ruhrstrasse Bridge
footbridge
footbridge
Rimbergweg bridge
Steinkamp Bridge
Mühlengasse bridge
Ruhrstrasse Bridge
Pedestrian bridge in the trunk corner
Bridge in the stone
footbridge
footbridge
Company driveway
Bridge on Winterberger Strasse
footbridge
Pedestrian bridge Zur Lieth
Ibergstrasse bridge
footbridge
footbridge
Bridge Grimmestrasse
Ruhr Bridge K47
Bridge under Enschede
Commercial road bridge
Bridge at Olsberger Strasse
Kleinbahnbrücke
footbridge
Weir bridge
Ruhrstrasse bridge
Pedestrian bridge Kurpark
Pedestrian bridge Kurpark
Manette Bridge
Stehestrasse bridge
footbridge
Bridge Stadionstrasse
Railway bridge
Steinkleffstrasse Bridge
Bridge L743
footbridge
Commercial road bridge
Alfert Bridge	Bestwig
Railway bridge	Bestwig		upper Ruhr Valley Railway
footbridge	Bestwig
Commercial road bridge	Bestwig
Commercial road bridge	Bestwig
Canal Street Bridge	Bestwig
Ruhr valley bridge Velmede	Bestwig		Access to AS Bestwig der (current end of the motorway)
Undermine the bridge	Meschede		Road to the power plant
Bridge at the train station	Meschede		at the former Eversberg train station
Wehrstapel railway bridge	Meschede Wehrstapel		Ruhr Valley Railway
Footbridge under the light	Meschede
Company bridge	Meschede		Access by M. Busch GmbH, Meschede plant
Drüerbrücke	Meschede		In the west courtyard
Honsel footbridge	Meschede		Pedestrian bridge over the Ruhr to Honselwerk Tor 4.
footbridge	Meschede
Johannes Bridge	Meschede		New construction of the Johannesbrücke between Mühlenweg and Kolpingstraße .
Fritz-Honsel-Strasse bridge and development	Meschede	51 ° 20 ′ 54.4 "  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 10.5"  E	Road bridge and fire station building over the Mühlengraben at its confluence with the main arm of the Ruhr. The mill ditch is used to generate hydropower in the area of ​​the Honselwerke.
Sidewalk bridge	Meschede		connecting the town hall (and formerly Karstadt) and the right Ruhruferweg.
Ruhr Bridge	Meschede		Road bridge with three arches.
Sidewalk bridge	Meschede		Bridge above Coventry Bridge connects the walkway on the left bank of the river with Brückenstrasse
Coventry Bridge	Meschede		Connects the Brückenstraße with the Arnsberger Straße
Anthony Bridge	Meschede		Concrete bridge on several pillars over the Ruhr, some streets and the Mescheder train station, from Arnsberger Straße to Warsteiner Straße
Sidewalk bridge	Meschede		Sidewalk bridge, connecting the parking lot on Arnsberger Str. With the indoor swimming pool and the leisure facilities on the right bank of the Ruhr
Arnsberger Strasse bridge	Meschede		Road bridge over the Ruhr dammed by the weir near Laer
Chain Bridge Castle Laer	Meschede		Pedestrian bridge built in 1839, monument	more pictures
Greitenbergerstrasse bridge
footbridge
Railway bridge
Wennemen Ruhr Valley Bridge
Bridge Freienohler Strasse
Railway bridge
footbridge
Bridge wide way
Langel Bridge
New Langel Bridge
footbridge
Wildshausener Strasse bridge
Dinscheder Bridge
Dinschede footbridge
Bridge Oeventroper Strasse
Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge	Arnsberg
Commercial road bridge
Prym bridge
Railway bridge
Ruhr valley bridge Rumbeck
Railway bridge
Schloßberg Bridge
Marienbrücke	Arnsberg
Monastery bridge	Arnsberg
Bacillus Bridge	Arnsberg
Round gym bridge	Arnsberg
Camel bridge	Arnsberg
Twietebrücke	Arnsberg
Hunter Bridge	Arnsberg		A bridge has existed on or near the site since the Middle Ages. In the course of the renaturation of the Ruhr, the remains of an old wooden bridge were found
Arnsberg viaduct	Arnsberg		Railway viaduct of the Upper Ruhr Valley Railway, built from 1868, damaged by bombs in 1945, then rebuilt
Railway bridge
Hammerweidebrücke
Herbremen Bridge
Railway bridge
Arnsberger Strasse bridge
Viaduct B229n
footbridge
Oberausseler Bridge
Pickenhain Bridge
Denz Bridge
Ruhr Bridge Im Ohl
Ruhr Bridge B7
Ruhr Bridge House Füchten	Ense		K 26
Railway bridge	Wickede (Ruhr)		Upper Ruhr Valley Railway , bridge over Obergraben and Ruhr
Pedestrian bridges	Wickede (Ruhr)		over the trench of the Echthausen power plant
Ruhr Bridge Wickede	Wickede (Ruhr)
Power station bridge	Fröndenberg / Ruhr		Bridge over the Obergraben at the Wickede power station
Fröndenberg Ruhr Bridge	Fröndenberg / Menden		L 679 Mendener Str. / Fröndenberger Str.
Railway bridge	Fröndenberg / Menden		Letmathe – Fröndenberg railway line
footbridge	Fröndenberg / Menden
Commercial road bridge	Fröndenberg / Menden
Ruhr Bridge Langschede	Fröndenberg- Langschede / Menden		Beam bridge , prestressed concrete, 1999
Cow bridge	Fröndenberg / Iserlohn		Iserlohn footbridge (Dellwiger Weg, Fröndenberg, Ohlweg)
Ruhrstrasse bridge	Holzwickede / Iserlohn
Ruhr Bridge Geisecke	Schwerte / Iserlohn		L 677
Peace Bridge	Swords
Pipe bridge	Swords		right next to the railway bridge
Railway bridge Wandhofen (and Ruhr flood bridge Ergste )	Swords		almost 400 m apart bridges of the Ardey Railway ; The western bridge (western part in Schwerte-Wandhofen, eastern part in Schwerte-Ergste ) leads over the Ruhr, while the eastern bridge is "dry" in the Ergster Ruhraue and serves as an emergency flood bridge in case of strong floods (see photo); both under monument protection
Ruhr valley bridge Schwerte	Swords		; Northern part in Schwerte-Wandhofen, southern part in Schwerte-Ergste
Westhofen weir bridge	Swords
Ruhr Bridge Westhofen	Schwerte / Hagen		Hagener Straße ( L 673 ), road bridge over the Ruhr, Kluseninsel and Untergraben (the Ruhr); mostly located in Schwerte-Westhofen , southern part in Hagen-Garenfeld
Ruhr Valley Bridge (A 1)	Schwerte / Hagen		; Northern part in Schwerte-Westhofen , southern part in Hagen-Garenfeld
Railway bridge	Hagen	51 ° 24 ′ 55.6 "  N , 7 ° 29 ′ 31.4"  E	at the Lenne estuary below the Hohensyburg east of Hagen-Bathey
Ruhr Bridge Hengsteysee	Dortmund / Hagen		Road bridge ( L 704 ); Hengsteystraße in Syburg (northern part), Dortmunder Straße in Hagen (southern part)
Bridge Schiffswinkel	Hagen / Herdecke		multifunctional bridge at the Hengstey run-of-river power plant , built for the Koepchenwerk's railway traffic, for road vehicles and pedestrians; approved for pedestrian and bicycle traffic (pushing)
Herdecke Ruhr Bridge	Herdecke		Road bridge, Hagener Strasse ( B 54 )
Herdecke railway viaduct	Herdecke / Hagen	51 ° 23 '59.5 "  N , 7 ° 25' 16.5"  E	Monument; South part in Hagen-Vorhalle , north part in Herdecke	more pictures
Obergrabenbrücken	Weather (Ruhr)		parallel railway and road bridges in the transition from the Harkortsee to the Wetteraner Obergraben; Eastern parts of the bridges are on the Ruhr Island
Ruhrbrücken weather	Weather (Ruhr)		parallel railway and road bridges on the weir of the Harkortsee , east of the Obergrabenbrücken; Western parts of the bridges are on the Ruhr Island
Suspension bridge at the Kaltenborn	Weather (Ruhr)	51 ° 22 '34.9 "  N , 7 ° 23' 52.2"  E	non-public footbridge on the premises of the Volmarstein community waterworks in Wetter (Ruhr) ; Monument, closed due to dilapidation	more pictures
Overweg Bridge	Weather (Ruhr)		Ruhrstrasse between Alt-Wetter (eastern part) and Volmarstein (western part); Cycle path ( RuhrtalRadweg ) attached
Ruhr Bridge Wetter (B 226 n)	Wetter (Ruhr) / Herdecke
Hohenstein hydropower bridge	Witten		Bridge to the power plant island over the Witten mill ditch
Witten Ruhr Viaduct	Witten		Erected from 1913 to 1916. At the end of the Second World War, railway workers prevented the demolition.
Ruhr Bridge Bommern	Witten
Nightingale Bridge	Witten		Pedestrian bridge near the Nachtigall colliery (Witten)
Mühlengrabenbrücke	Witten		Bridge over the Herbeder Mühlengraben
Lake Bridge	Witten
Herbede Ruhr Bridge	Witten		Bridge over the Ruhr and Herbeder Mühlengraben.
Ruhr bridge A43	Witten		Bridge over the Ruhr and Herbeder Mühlengraben on Lake Kemnader with suspended pedestrian bridges
Kemnader Weir footbridge	Bochum / Hattingen		Located behind the weir of the Kemnader See .
Ruhrum flood bridge	Hattingen-Blankenstein		Bridge L551 on the Kemnade , in 12 arches over an oxbow lake of the Ruhr near Haus Kemnade.
Ruhrbrücke Kemnader Strasse	Bochum / Hattingen		Located at House Kemnade , to the north is Stiepel .
Blankenstein power station bridge	Bochum		Bridge over the power station ditch
Blankenstein lock bridge	Bochum	51 ° 24 ′ 48 "  N , 7 ° 13 ′ 11"  E	Bridge at the Blankenstein lock , access to the power plant
Koster Bridge	Bochum / Hattingen	51 ° 25 ′ 9 ″  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 2 ″  E	The fifth bridge at this point, with four lanes for the L 705, is now completely oversized.
Ruhr Bridge Hattingen	Hattingen		L 651 , formerly, Stadtbahn Bochum . First mention of a bridge in 1319.
Hattingen railway bridge	Hattingen		The Ruhr Valley Railway , used by the S 3, crosses here .
Dahlhausen pontoon bridge	Bochum / Hattingen	51 ° 25 '16 "  N , 7 ° 8' 49"  E	First built in 1899, rebuilt in 1959. Movable on pontoons due to the flood situation. Currently in acute disrepair.
Old bridge	Bochum / Hattingen	51 ° 25 ′ 24 "  N , 7 ° 8 ′ 33"  E	In Dahlhausen Alte Brücke , known as the Roman Bridge in Altendorf , it had two tracks for a horse-drawn railway from the Altendorf Tiefbau colliery . The bridge went into operation in 1863 and was demolished in 1912.
Dahlhausen railway bridge	Bochum / Essen	51 ° 25 '50.8 "  N , 7 ° 7' 28.2"  E	At the railway museum Dahlhausen Located bridge of Ruhrtalbahn which is closed in this section.
Dahlhausen footbridge	Bochum / Essen	51 ° 25 ′ 51 ″  N , 7 ° 7 ′ 28 ″  E	New construction of the foot / cycle bridge next to the railway bridge , built in 1988.
Holtey floating bridge	eat	51 ° 25 '45.5 "  N , 7 ° 5' 51.5"  E	First built in 1901, renewed in 1982. Floating bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
RhE bridge Steele	eat		This bridge for the Mülheim-Heißen-Altendorf (Ruhr) railway line was blown up on April 21, 1945 and not rebuilt.
Bridge Holteyer Harbor	eat		Arch bridge to the former Holteyer harbor, crossed by the towpath with original paving
Ruhr Bridge Steele	eat		Railway bridge for the Essen-Überruhr – Bochum-Langendreer railway line , used by the S 9
Kurt Schumacher Bridge	eat
Obergrabenbrücke Spillenburg Weir	eat		Built in 1930 for double-track operation of the former Mülheim-Heißen-Altendorf (Ruhr) railway line, closed in 1980, converted into today's pedestrian and cycle path in 1986
Untergrabenbrücke Spillenburger Weir	eat		Built in 1930 for double-track operation of the former Mülheim-Heißen-Altendorf (Ruhr) railway line, closed in 1980, converted into today's pedestrian and cycle path in 1986
Konrad Adenauer Bridge	eat		L 925
Theodor Heuss Bridge	eat
Kampmann Bridge	eat		dilapidated road bridge from Heisingen to Kupferdreh
Copper rotary railway bridge	eat		originally the Ruhr Valley Railway, now a footpath and bike path
Footbridge weir Baldeneysee	eat
Neukirchen lock bridge	eat
Brehminsel footbridge	eat		Access to the Brehminsel (peninsula) in Essen-Werden via an old Ruhr arm (underwater of the Neukirchen lock)
Gustav Heinemann Bridge	eat	51 ° 23 '13.4 "  N , 6 ° 59' 57.9"  E	in eating
Paper mill lock bridge	eat	51 ° 22 ′ 52.5 "  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 43"  E
Kettwig railway bridge	eat		Ruhrtalbahn on the upper (still preserved), the Untere Ruhrtalbahn on the lower bridge, which was destroyed in the war; used by the S 6
Ruhr Bridge Kettwig	eat		Bridge over the weir of the Kettwig lake
Mühlengrabenbrücke	eat		Bridge over the Kettwiger Mühlengraben, an old arm of the Ruhr
Historic Ruhr Bridge Kettwig	eat		First mentioned in a document in 1282. Important for the Westphalian Hellweg . Dismantled in 1635.
Mintarder Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr
Menden bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		, built from 1928 to 1930, partially destroyed by explosions in 1945, then rebuilt
Kassenberger Weir Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Pedestrian bridges over the Kassenberg weir in the western arm of the Ruhr at the beginning of the Dohneinsel
Flora bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Pedestrian bridge over the eastern arm of the Ruhr (Schleusenkanal) at the beginning of the Dohneinsel
Lock bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Road access to the water station on the lock island at the Ruhr lock Mülheim
Kassenberg Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Pedestrian bridge from the Kahlenberg hydropower plant on the Dohneinsel over the western arm of the Ruhr to the Broicher Ufer
Gerbersteg	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Pedestrian footbridge from the Broicher end of the Schlossbrücke across to the Ruhrinsel and then over the western branch of the Ruhr back to the Broicher Ufer
Castle Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr	51 ° 25 '36.3 "  N , 6 ° 52' 34.5"  E	Bridge at the Mülheimer Stadthalle , built 1957–1960. Predecessor building in the same place: Chain Bridge .
City viaduct and Ruhr bridge Mülheim	Mülheim an der Ruhr	51 ° 25 '46.7 "  N , 6 ° 52' 34.6"  E	Osterath – Dortmund Süd railway line
Konrad Adenauer Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		, original name: "Nordbrücke"
Styrum Bridge / "Blue Bridge"	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Originally the lower Ruhr Valley Railway , now a foot and bike path
Footbridge Ruhrwehr Raffelberg	Mülheim an der Ruhr		over the Ruhrschleife
Raffelberg Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		L 140 over the Ruhr loop
Raffelberg Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		L 140 via the Ruhr shipping canal at the Raffelberg power plant and the Raffelberg Ruhr lock .
New Raffelberg Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		over the Ruhrschleife
Highway bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr	51 ° 26 ′ 32 "  N , 6 ° 49 ′ 8"  E	over the Ruhrschifffahrtskanal, belongs to the Ruhraue bridge landscape
Ruhr Bridge	Mülheim an der Ruhr		Railway from Duisburg to Mülheim over the Ruhr loop
Ruhr Bridge Alstaden	Mülheim an der Ruhr / Oberhausen		Railway from Duisburg to Oberhausen over the Ruhr loop
seven railway bridges Kaiserberg	Mülheim an der Ruhr / Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 47.2 "  N , 6 ° 48 ′ 30"  E	in the unbundling area of ​​the railway lines to Mülheim and Oberhausen, over the Ruhrschifffahrtskanal, belong to the Ruhraue bridge landscape
Schwiesenkamp bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 50.5 "  N , 6 ° 48 ′ 22"  E	across the canal, belongs to the Ruhraue bridge landscape
A3 bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 56 "  N , 6 ° 47 ′ 55"  E	, belongs to the Ruhraue bridge landscape
Quakenbrücker railway bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 56 "  N , 6 ° 47 ′ 52"  E	Convicted u. a. the Duisburg – Quakenbrück railway is part of the Ruhraue bridge landscape .
Aaker ferry bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 59 "  N , 6 ° 47 ′ 31"  E	Built for the first time in 1906, rebuilt in 1996, is part of the Ruhraue bridge landscape
Connecting channel bridge	Duisburg
Berlin bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 27 ′ 2 "  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 44"  E	Consists of seven partial bridges, total length 1,824 m.
Harbor Canal Bridge	Duisburg
Ruhrwehr pedestrian bridge	Duisburg
Lock bridge	Duisburg
Railway bridge	Duisburg		Built in 1908, demolished in 1997
Karl Lehr Bridge	Duisburg	51 ° 26 ′ 39 "  N , 6 ° 44 ′ 44"  E	Road bridge for Landesstraße 140 and tram line 901. First built in 1864, rebuilt in 1907 and 1949.

Fords

designation	local community	Coordinates	Remarks	Illustration
Cologne ford	Hattingen		former ford near the Isenburg
Ford at Dahlhausen	Bochum		Near the floating bridge.
Ford at Holtey	eat		Near the Holteyer footbridge.

Ferries

Current and former ferry connections can be traced from the source to the mouth.

designation	local community	Coordinates	Remarks	Illustration
Company ferry	Witten		Company ferry to the RWE island in Bommern (hand-operated cable ferry)
Hardenstein ferry	Witten
Ferry Stiepel	Bochum
To the food	Bochum / Hattingen		In the area of ​​the Koster Bridge.
Fisherman's ferry	Bochum		Over several generations by the Fischer family. About 50 m from today's floating bridge upstream. The paving for the place where the ferry landed on the left can still be seen. The footpath to Linden on the right-hand side still bears the name "Fährweg" today.
Horst ferry	eat		Between Burgaltendorf and Horst in the 18th and 19th centuries run by the Haakmann family, leased by the owner of the Horst house .
Kettwig ferry	eat		Bonded the Bleach Island with the opposite bank at the level of the restaurant in front of the bridge. The "Ferry Fair" was awarded by the gentlemen at Hugenpoet Castle . In operation until 1865.
Alstaden ferry	Oberhausen		Association of Alstaden and Speldorf since the late Middle Ages until the 19th century. An important pilgrimage to Rome described by Albert von Stade led from Lippern to Duisburg via the Ruhr ferry. The last ferry owner in Alstaden was Matthias Schrör, who also ran the Matthes restaurant from the Ruhr ferry . The “Fährstraße” and “Speldorfer Straße” are still reminiscent of the Ruhr ferry today.

Shipping on the Ruhr lakes also takes on a ferry function in parts, e.g. B. between Essen-Heisingen and Essen-Fischlaken and between hill and weir Werden , which is reflected in the ship tariff.

tunnel

designation	local community	Coordinates	Remarks	Illustration
Ruhr tunnel of the Mülheim / Oberhausen tram
Ruhr tunnel of the Duisburg light rail

See also

• List of dams in the Ruhr
• Ruhr shipping
• List of Rhine bridges
• List of sights in the Ruhr Valley

literature

• Christoph Schmitz: The Ruhr bridges. From the source to the mouth between then and now. Ardey-Verlag , 2004, ISBN 978-3870233112
• Building bridges: Bridges over the middle Ruhr in the area between Schwerte and Herbede. Photo documentation of the historic and new Ruhr bridges; Exhibition catalog of the City Archives Wetter (Ruhr) / ed. by Dietrich Thier. In cooperation with the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Bommern eV / Thier, Dietrich [Hrsg.] / 1995
• Johann Lichtblau: Ruhr bridges between Halingen and Langschede. 2000
• Martin Obertrifter: Ruhrbrücken - for 700 years. 2000

Web links

Commons : Ruhrbrücken  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The bridges in the area of ​​the federal waterway from Duisburg to Mülheim, WSA Duisburg-Meiderich
• Brueckenweb.de zu Ruhrbrücken, list of Ruhrbrücken according to Christof Schmitz's above book, in the web archive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.waz.de/staedte/witten/damals-eine-arbeitsbruecke-heute-eine-freizeitbruecke-id214426205.html
2. ↑ BAS 13020 Ruhr Bridge House Kemnade. Retrieved November 18, 2014 . 
3. ↑ In good shape. Retrieved November 18, 2014 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Dieter Bonnekamp, ​​Heimat- und Burgverein Essen-Burgaltendorf eV (Ed.): Fords, ferries, bridges. ( online )
5. ↑ Notice board on the property
6. ↑ ^{a b} Ruhrbrücken. Retrieved November 18, 2014 . 
7. ^ Official website of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr
8. ↑ BAS 13057 railway bridge. Retrieved November 18, 2014 . 
9. ↑ Historical Society Oberhausen: Origins and Developments of the City of Oberhausen , Volume 2.
10. ^ Fares of the White Fleet Baldeney

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