Northern Railway Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Northern Railway Bridge
Native Name:Nordbahnbrücke
Native Name Lang:de
Carries:Northern Railway, Northwestern Railway
Crosses:Danube
Locale:Vienna
Owner:ÖBB
Spans:4 spans
Open:1870[1] (Original bridge)
1957 (Rebuilt)
Closed:1945-57
Coordinates:48.2434°N 16.3883°W
Mapframe-Zoom:14

The Northern Railway Bridge (German: Nordbahnbrücke) is a Truss bridge over the Danube in Vienna, Austria. It is one of two railway crossings within the city, the other being the Stadtlauer Eastern Railway Bridge. The bridge is a double track Parker truss bridge with 4 spans connecting the municipalities of Brigittenau and Floridsdorf.

Notes and References

  1. http://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0003725 Nordbahnbrücke structure