Caption

Large potholes at the confluence of Kruppstraße with Friedrichstraße, B224, heavy vehicle traffic, cars and trucks, as well as winter weather conditions have severely added to the road surface, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Jan 26, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B16_213

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

142,4Mb (11,1Mb) / 28,8in x 19,2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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