Theodor Heuss Bridge (Mainz-Wiesbaden)
The Theodor Heuss Bridge is an
Rhine River connecting the Mainz-Kastel district of Wiesbaden, capital of state Hesse and the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz. The main span of the bridge is 102.94 meters (337.7 ft) long. It connects the Bundesstraßes 40 and 455. Initially it was just called “Straßenbrücke” (street bridge), later it was named after German statesman Theodor Heuss
.
The
second World War. To forestall a second Remagen, the Germans by 19 March
had blown all Rhine bridges from Ludwigshafen northward.
It was rebuilt in the years 1948 to 1950 and partially reconstructed between 1992 and 1995 for a cost of 139.5 million
marks
.
50°0′24″N 8°16′37″E / 50.00667°N 8.27694°E
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