Maxau Rhine Bridges
Rhine Bridge, Maxau (road bridge) Rheinbrücke Maxau | |
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| Coordinates | 49°2′13″N 8°18′12″E / 49.03694°N 8.30333°E |
| Carries | Bundesstraße 10 |
| Crosses | Rhine |
| Locale | |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Width | 35.30 m (116 ft) |
| Longest span | 175 m (574 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 1966 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 78500 |
| Location | |
The Maxau Rhine Bridges (Rheinbrücken Maxau) connect the Baden-Württemberg city of Karlsruhe and the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Wörth in Germany. They cross the Rhine in the suburb of Maxau in the Karlsruhe district of Knielingen and the Wörth suburb of Maximiliansau. The Hofgut Maxau (Maxau estate), established by Maximilian von Baden (1796–1882), younger son of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, that Maxau is named after is located on the east bank of the Rhine near the bridge. Today there are two parallel bridge structures for road and rail traffic.