Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge

The Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge is a steel suspension bridge over the Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. Completed in 1954, it has a main span of 378 metres. It was named after the Cologne district of Rodenkirchen.

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Type: Bridge
Description: freeway(A4)-bridge crossing the Rhine south of Cologne
Also known as: “Adolf-Hitler-Brücke”, “Reichsautobahnbrücke Köln”, “Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke”, “Rodenkirchener Brücke”, and “Роденкирхенский мост”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Maternus (Köln-Rodenkirchen) and Kölner Festungsmuseum.

St. Maternus (Köln-Rodenkirchen)

Church

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St. Maternus (Köln-Rodenkirchen) is a church, which is situated 430 metres south of Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge.

Kölner Festungsmuseum

Museum

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Kölner Festungsmuseum is situated 580 metres west of Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge.

Alt St. Maternus (Köln)

Church

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Alt St. Maternus (Köln) is a church, which is situated 570 metres southeast of Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayenthal and Raderthal.

Bayenthal

Suburb

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Bayenthal is a neighbourhood of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Rodenkirchen. Bayenthal lies on the left bank of the river Rhine, between the district of Innenstadt to the North and Marienburg neighbourhood to the South.

Raderthal

Suburb

Since the last administrative reform in 1975, the City of Cologne is made up of nine Stadtbezirke and 86 Stadtteile. Stadtbezirk literally translates as city district, which are further subdivided into Stadtteile. Raderthal is situated 2½ km west of Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge.

Zollstock

Suburb

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Zollstock is a district of Cologne in the borough of Rodenkirchen. Situated west of the river Rhine, Zollstock was first mentioned in 1877 and experienced increased development from the 1880s onwards. Zollstock is situated 3½ km west of Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge.

Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge

Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, and transport
Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.89968° or 50° 53′ 59″ north

Longitude

6.99053° or 6° 59′ 26″ east

Established

1941

Open location code

9F28VXXR+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 375987759

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q317993

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge” goes by many names.

Chinese: “罗登教堂大桥”
French: “pont de Rodenkirchen”
French: “Pont de Rodenkirchen”
German: “Rheinbrücke Köln-Rodenkirchen”
Japanese: “ケルン・ローデンキルヒェン橋”
Polish: “Most na Renie w Rodenkirchen”
Russian: “Мост Роденкирхен”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Alte Liebe and Bootshaus Rhein Roxy.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Geisterrad Rodenkirchener Brücke Köln and Roxy.

Cologne Lowland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bonn and Leverkusen.

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