The Friesenbrücke is a railway bridge in Weener, Germany, crossing the river Ems.
Background edit
The first bridge was built under the name Emsbrücke Hilkenborg between 1874 and 1876.[1] In June 1922 the lighter Hohenfelde, towed by the Theseus, collided with the bridge, making the construction of a new bridge necessary.[2]
Between 1924 and 1926 the new bridge, a bascule bridge and the first Friesenbrücke, was built with a length of about 335 meters. During World War 2 it was blown up by German soldiers (Wehrmacht) to stop the Canadian soldiers at the Ems.[2]
After World War 2, a new Friesenbrücke was built between 1951 and 1952, also a bascule bridge.[2] The bridge wasn't wide enough to allow all newbuilts of the Meyer Werft in Papenburg to pass the bridge since the 1980s, so a second was created, which was opened by a crane vessel multiple times a year.
In December 2015 the bridge was damaged by the cargo ship Emsmoon. Since then, the bridge has been closed for railway. In the following days, the scrap was removed by a floating crane.[3] Passing the bridge wasn't possible for ocean-going ships for about one week.[4] The bridge was demolished in 2021/22.[5][6]
A new Friesenbrücke is planned to be completed in 2024 as a swing bridge.[7][8] Construction officially started in July 2021.[9] The bridge will have a length of 337 meters. The swing m element will have a lengt of 145 meters, the wide of the ship opening will be around 57 meters.[10] The bridge keeper's house won't be demolished, but gets a new a additional floor.[11][12][13]
Until the completion, there a ferry service between Weener and Westoverledingen.[14] File:Anleger der Friesenfähre 03.jpg
References edit
- ^ Schenkelberg: Die Friesenbrücke über die Ems bei Weener. In: Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, 46. Jahrgang 1926, Nr. 47 (vom 24. November 1926), S. 530–533 (vgl. Literatur).
- ^ a b c "Oldenburg – Leer – Nieuweschans → Strecken & Stationen → Emsbrücke Hilkenborg" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ Zeitung, Rheiderland (2018-04-19). "Trümmerbrücke wird zerlegt". Rheiderland.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ NDR. "Nachrichten aus Oldenburg und Ostfriesland". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Wie der Stau bei Brückensanierungen aufgelöst werden soll" (in German). 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Die drei Pfeiler im Deichvorland werden entfernt" (in German). 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Friesenbrücke - Europas größte Hub-Dreh-Brücke" [Friesenbrücke - Europe's largest lifting and rotating bridge] (in German). Deutsche Bahn. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Europas größte Hub-Dreh-Brücke entsteht: Deutsche Bahn baut neue Friesenbrücke" [Europe's largest lifting and rotating bridge is being built: Deutsche Bahn is building a new Frisian bridge] (in German). Deutsche Bahn. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Weener: Symbolischer Baustart für die neue Friesenbrücke". 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ page 1/5. "page 4/5" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Projekt Friesenbrücke: Bahn plant die Sanierung des Brückenwärterhauses". www.ga-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Zeitung, Rheiderland (2023-08-16). "Brückenwärter bleibt in Weener". Rheiderland.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Zeitung, Rheiderland (2016-06-15). "Brückenhaus wird erneuert". Rheiderland.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Friesenfähre // Gemeinde Westoverledingen". www.westoverledingen.de. Retrieved 2024-04-06.