Culemborg railway bridge
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The Culemborg railway bridge (Dutch: Kuilenburgse spoorbrug) is a tied-arch bridge in the Netherlands over the Lek, on the Utrecht–Boxtel railway.[1][2]
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Culemborg railway bridge Kuilenburgse spoorbrug | |
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Coordinates | 51°57′38″N 5°12′48″E |
Crosses | Lek |
Locale | Culemborg |
Owner | ProRail |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 670 m |
Height | 25 m |
Longest span | 154,4 m |
History | |
Construction start | January 16, 1863; 161 years ago (1863-01-16) |
Opened | April 1, 1868; 156 years ago (1868-04-01) |
Rebuilt | 1983 |
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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.[2]