Rheinkniebrücke

The Rheinkniebrücke is a cable-stayed bridge leading over the Rhine at the Rheinknie in with a six-lane motor road and two combined pedestrian and cycle paths, which was opened to traffic on 16 October 1969.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge
  • Also known as: “Rheinknie Bridge” and “Rheinkniebruecke”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and Altes Rathaus Düsseldorf.

College
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The is the academy of fine arts of the state of North Rhine Westphalia at the city of , Germany. Notable artists who studied or taught at the academy include Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Blinky Palermo, Magdalena Jetelová… is situated 1¼ km northeast of Rheinkniebrücke.

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is situated 1 km east of Rheinkniebrücke.

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is situated 1 km east of Rheinkniebrücke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Düsseldorf-Oberkassel and Altstadt.

Suburb
Oberkassel is a part of 's Borough 4. Oberkassel lies on the west side of the river Rhine, the opposite side of the central district of Düsseldorf.

Suburb
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The is one of the 50 quarters of , ; it belongs to central Borough 1. The Düsseldorfer is known as "the longest bar in the world", because the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques; supposedly, each establishment's bar-counter connecting to one next door.

Suburb
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Carlstadt is a quarter of and belongs to the central Borough 1. It lies south of the Old Town and was named after the Duke Carl-Theodor, who founded this borough.

Rheinkniebrücke

Latitude
51.22532° or 51° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
6.75817° or 6° 45′ 29″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Inception
1969
Open location code
9F386QG5+47
Open­Street­Map ID
way 990517096
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
6947322
Wiki­data ID
Q2147862
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Rheinkniebrücke” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “莱茵之膝大桥”
  • Chinese: “萊茵之膝大橋”
  • Croatian: “Rheinkniebrücke”
  • German: “Rheinkniebrücke”
  • Russian: “Rheinkniebrücke”
  • Russian: “Мост Rheinkniebrucke”
  • Russian: “Мост Рейнкни”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kasematten and Caritas-Platz.

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