Caption

Closure of the A52 motorway, between AK Breitscheid and AS Kettwig, here the driveway in Ratingen-Breitscheid, in the direction of Essen, a transitional structure where the roadway merges with the Ruhr Valley Bridge is damaged and must be renewed, how long the repair will take is still unknown, the consequences are long traffic jams and delays for car drivers, the bridge is used by more than 80, 000 vehicles a day and is to be replaced in the long term It was completed in 1966, it is the longest steel road bridge in Germany

Date

Jan 27, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B14_296

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142,4Mb (6,0Mb) / 28,8in x 19,2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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