The largest rail bascule bridge in Europe is open to traffic
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has officially opened the new 104-meter-wide Rethe rail bascule bridge to traffic with a symbolic first train ride
8 Jan 2018 Michael TriadanShare
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The permanent separation of vehicle and rail traffic (each of the bridges weighs around 2800 tons) ensures that cars and trucks will no longer have long waiting times. In addition to land-based traffic, the dismantling of the old lift bridge will also significantly relieve shipping traffic: Instead of the previous 44 meters, the fairway width will be 64 meters in future and the height restriction for ship traffic will no longer apply. As a result of the separation of road and rail, both modes of transport will no longer hinder each other in the future and noticeably fewer traffic jams are expected on the roads in the port.
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