Rudersdorf Viaduct

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Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 32 "  N , 8 ° 7 ′ 53"  E

Rudersdorf Viaduct
Rudersdorf Viaduct
One of the last Interregios (IR 2410) on the Rudersdorf Viaduct (December 2002)
Official name Rudersdorf Viaduct
use Railway bridge
Convicted Dill range
Subjugated Junction L722 and White
place Rudersdorf-Wilnsdorf
construction Arch bridge
overall length 184 meters
start of building 1914
completion 1915
opening December 1, 1915
location
Rudersdorf Viaduct (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Rudersdorf Viaduct

The Rudersdorfer Viadukt is one of the three major engineering structures in the northern section of the Dill line between Siegen and Haiger in the area of ​​today's Rudersdorf district of the municipality of Wilnsdorf , between the Niederdielfen and Rudersdorf stations in the area of 114.9 km .

history

Due to the difficult topography and the limited technical possibilities, a direct connection between Siegen , Haiger and also Dillenburg was not possible at the time of the construction of the Deutz-Gießener Bahn from today's Cologne-Deutz to Gießen when this line was built in the 1850s. This direct connection between Siegen and Haiger was not completed until 1915. This was especially important for the coal traffic leading south from the Ruhr area . This shortened the route by about 30 km. This shortened route was made possible by three large engineering structures: the Niederdielfen Viaduct , the Rudersdorfer Viaduct and the Rudersdorfer Tunnel .

Building

A special steam train with 52 8134-0 of the Eisenbahnfreunde Betzdorf on the Rudersdorfer Viadukt (December 2012)

The Rudersdorfer Viadukt is a monumental structure of eight high round arches that crosses the valley of the Weiß and the accompanying road L722 in an east-west direction . The exterior cladding of the bridge, which defines the monumental appearance, consists of brickwork made of bossed blocks . The Dill route across the viaduct is double-track and has been electrified since 1965 .

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