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Köhlbrandbrücke Köhlbrand Bridge | |
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Köhlbrand Bridge in the
port of Hamburg | |
Coordinates | 53°31′17″N 9°56′22″E / 53.52139°N 9.93944°E |
Carries | Cars |
Crosses | Köhlbrand, part of the river Süderelbe |
Locale | Hamburg, Germany |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 3,618 m |
Width | 17.5 m |
Height | 135 m |
Longest span | 325 m |
Clearance below | 55 m above middle tide |
History | |
Construction start | 1970 |
Construction end | 1974 |
Opened | September 20, 1974 |
Closed | approx 2028 [1] |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 30,000 cars |
Toll | free |
Location | |
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The Köhlbrand Bridge ( German: Köhlbrandbrücke) is a cable-stayed bridge in Hamburg, Germany, [2] which connects the harbor area on the island of Wilhelmsburg between the Norderelbe and Süderelbe branches of the Elbe river with motorway 7 (exit Waltershof). It bridges the Süderelbe, here called Köhlbrand, before it unites with the Norderelbe again. The bridge was opened on 9 September 1974.