Suspension Bridges Crossing Ruhr River
This is a list of all 5 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Ruhr River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1839: Laer Castle
Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2237 (added 2007-03-19) |
| Year Completed: | 1839 |
| Name: | Laer Castle |
| Also Known As: | Schlosspark Laer |
| Location: | Meschede vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ruhr River |
| Coordinates: | 51.349452 N 8.256528 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | A. Bruns |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 28.14 meters (92.3 feet) |
| Deck width: | 1.85 meters |
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1844: Mülheimer
Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2297 (added 2007-04-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1844 |
| Name: | Mülheimer |
| Location: | Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ruhr River |
| Principals: | Malberg |
| References: | AAJ, PTS2 |
| Status: | Demolished, 1909 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 94.14 meters (308.9 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 28.25 meters (92.7 feet) |
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1891: Geisecke
Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2292 (added 2007-04-24) |
| Year Completed: | 1891 |
| Name: | Geisecke |
| Location: | Geisecke vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ruhr River |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Demolished, 1928 |
| Deck width: | 1.0 meters |
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1893: Am Kaltenborn
Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Ruhr River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2168 (added 2007-01-12) |
| Year Completed: | 1893 |
| Name: | Am Kaltenborn |
| Location: | Wetter and Volmarstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ruhr River |
| Coordinates: | 51.37610 N 7.39749 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Siller & Jamart, B. Rittershausen |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Extant (last checked: 2006) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 38 meters (124.7 feet) |
| Deck width: | 1.7 meters |
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(footbridge)
Herdecke, Germany - Ruhr River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 3218 (added 2019-11-11) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Herdecke, Germany |
| Crossing: | Ruhr River |
| At or Near Feature: | Niedernhof Castle |
| Coordinates: | 51.416834 N 7.463870 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
Notes:
- Connected two castellated towers, one sitting on a tiny island in the Ruhr River, at Niedernhof Castle. Removed in 1926 (or soon after) during construction of nearby dam.
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