Bridge Name: | Köhlbrandbrücke |
Carries: | Cars |
Crosses: | Köhlbrand, part of the river Süderelbe |
Locale: | Hamburg, Germany |
Design: | Cable-stayed bridge |
Mainspan: | 325 m |
Length: | 3,618 m |
Width: | 17.5 m |
Height: | 135 m |
Below: | 55 m above middle tide |
Traffic: | 30,000 cars |
Begin: | 1970 |
Complete: | 1974 |
Open: | September 20, 1974 |
Closed: | approx 2028[1] |
Toll: | free |
The Köhlbrand Bridge (de|Köhlbrandbrücke) is a cable-stayed bridge in Hamburg, Germany,[2] which connects the harbor area on the island of Wilhelmsburg between the Norderelbe and Süderelbe branches of the Elbe river with motorway 7 (exit Waltershof). It bridges the Süderelbe, here called Köhlbrand, before it unites with the Norderelbe again. The bridge was opened on 9 September 1974.