Ludendorff Bridge

The Ludendorff Bridge, also known as the Bridge at Remagen, was the bridge across the river Rhine in Germany which was captured by United States Army forces in early March 1945 during the Battle of Remagen, in the closing weeks of World War II, when it was one of the few remaining bridges in the region and therefore a critical strategic point.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: former railway bridge in Germany
  • Also known as: “Bridge at Remagen”, “Brücke von Remagen”, “LE RHIN 1945”, “pont Ludendorff”, “puente Ludendorff”, “Remagenský most”, “גשר ראמאגן”, “גשר רמאגן”, “레마겐 철교”, “ルーデンドルフ鉄橋”, and “レマーゲン鉄橋”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Erpeler Ley and Erpeler Ley.

Peak
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is a peak.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Museum
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is situated 330 metres south of Ludendorff Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Remagen and Orsberg.

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is a small town in Rhineland Palatinate which was propelled to world fame during World War II when a railway bridge the Wehrmacht had only managed to partially destroy fell into American hands and allowed the Western Allies to cross the Rhine into the German heartland.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a municipality in the , in , . lies in the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park in the North of Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipality was founded in 13th century.

Ludendorff Bridge

Latitude
50.58091° or 50° 34′ 51″ north
Longitude
7.24446° or 7° 14′ 40″ east
Established
1918
Open location code
9F29H6JV+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48008392
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q677754
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Ludendorff Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pont de Remagen”
  • Chinese: “鲁登道夫大桥”
  • Czech: “Ludendorffův most”
  • Dutch: “Ludendorffbrug”
  • French: “pont de Remagen”
  • French: “Pont de Remagen”
  • German: “Ludendorff-Brücke”
  • Hebrew: “גשר לודנדורף”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Ludendorff”
  • Italian: “Ponte Ludendorff”
  • Japanese: “ルーデンドルフ橋”
  • Korean: “루덴도르프교”
  • Polish: “Most Ludendorffa”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Remagen”
  • Russian: “Мост Людендорфа”
  • Spanish: “puente de Remagen”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Remagen”
  • Thai: “สะพานลูเดนดอฟฟ์”
  • Thai: “สะพานลูเดินดอร์ฟ”
  • Turkish: “Ludendorff Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Людендорфа”
  • “Ludendorff Bridge”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Theater im Tunnel and Sandelkasten.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tunnelportal and NATO-Rampe.

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Worth a closer look: Mainz and Trier.

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