Theodor Heuss Bridge (Dusseldorf)

The Theodor Heuss Bridge also known as the Nordbrücke (North bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Rhine River in Dusseldorf.

Theodor Heuss Bridge

Official name                 Theodor-Heuss-Brücke

Carries                           Bundesstraße 7

Crosses                          Rhine River

Locale                            Düsseldorf-Golzheim and Düsseldorf-Niederkassel,

                                     North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Material                         Prestressed concrete, composite, and steel

Total length                   1,271 m (4,170 ft)

Width                            27 m (89 ft)

Longest span                  260 m (850 ft)

Number of spans            6

Beginning date              1953

of construction      

Completion date           1957

It was the first cable-stayed bridge built in Germany. Along with two other cable-stayed bridges to the south, the Oberkassel Bridge and the Knie Bridge, the Theodor Heuss Bridge forms the central leg of Düsseldorf's family of bridges over the Rhine.

The bridge carries Bundesstraße 7, downtown connector to Autobahn 52. Growing traffic volume in the bridge relaxed in May 2002 due to the opening of the Airport Bridge to the north.