Culemborg railway bridge

The Culemborg railway bridge is a tied-arch bridge in the over the , on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway. It held two records at the beginning: being the first important truss bridge with semi-parabolic arch and the railway-only one with the longest span in the world until 1878.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: Dutch rail bridge
  • Also known as: “Culemborg spoorbrug” and “Kuilenburgse spoorbrug”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elisabeth Orphanage and Grote of Sint-Barbarakerk (Culemborg).

Museum
Photo: Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 740 metres southeast of Culemborg railway bridge.

Church
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Culemborg railway bridge.

Nature reserve
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parijsch and Honswijk.

Quarter
Photo: Thieu1972, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Culemborg railway bridge.

Village
is a small village in the province of . It consists of a small village centre on the railway line between Utrecht and and a 5 km long ribbon of farms along the small channel Schalkwijksche Wetering. is situated 4 km northwest of Culemborg railway bridge.

Culemborg railway bridge

Latitude
51.9606° or 51° 57′ 38″ north
Longitude
5.21348° or 5° 12′ 49″ east
Inception
1983
Open location code
9F37X667+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 918265309
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q2081538
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Satellite Map

Discover Culemborg railway bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Culemborg railway bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kuilenburgse spoorbrug”
  • Estonian: “Culemborgi raudteesild”
  • German: “Eisenbahnbrücke Culemborg”
  • Italian: “Kuilenburgse spoorbrug”
  • Italian: “Ponte ferroviario di Culemborg”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kuilenburgse spoorbrug and Jachthaven De Helling.

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