Südbrücke, Mainz
Südbrücke Mainz-Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke | |
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The Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke in May 2009 from the northeastern bank to the south west, direction Mainz. | |
| Coordinates | 49°59′29″N 8°17′38″E / 49.991389°N 8.293889°E |
| Carried | Railways |
| Crossed | River Rhine |
| Locale | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Official name | Südbrücke |
| Other name(s) | Eisenbahnbrücke, Gustavsburger Eisenbahnbrücke, Mainbahn-Rheinbrücke |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lenticular truss bridge (Pauli system) |
| Material | Iron |
| Total length | 1,028 m (1,124 yd) |
| Longest span | 2 x 106.6 m |
| Piers in water | Three |
| Clearance above | 9.1 m (10.0 yd) |
| History | |
| Designer | Heinrich Gerber |
| Constructed by | MAN-Werk Gustavsburg |
| Construction start | 1860 (1868), 1910, 1948 |
| Construction end | 1862 (1871), 1912, 1949 |
| Collapsed | 1945 |
| Location | |
The Südbrücke, Mainz ("South bridge") is a railway bridge on the Main Railway that connects Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, across the Rhine with Gustavsburg in Hesse. It is one of the early railway bridges in Germany.