The great outdoors (7)

Posted by Michael (Wuppertal, Germany) on 21 May 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

Now we have reached the first part of our little trip:
Germany highest steel railroad bridge. It is called "The Müngsten Bridge".
On our way up through the wood we will a have another, different view of this masterpiece.

The Müngsten Bridge is the highest steel railroad bridge in Germany. The bridge is 107 m high and spans over the valley of the river Wupper, connecting the cities Remscheid and Solingen. This stretch is part of railroad route nr. 458 between Wuppertal and Solingen, used exclusive by line RB 47, aka "the Muengstener". Originally the building was named Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke (emperor Wilhelm bridge), to honour emperor Wilhelm I. After the end of the monarchy the bridge was named after the close settlement Müngsten, which is close to the city limits of Solingen, Remscheid and Wuppertal. Today, the settlement does not exist any longer, so Müngsten is merely a landmark

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