Caption

Spectators, teethers during the demolition of the 120 meter long motorway bridge of the A516, across Teutoburger Straße in Oberhausen-Sterkrade, the bridge, built in 1970, was severely damaged, traffic continues to roll on the still existing West Bridge, after demolition, the eastern part is rebuilt using a process that is unique in the world to date, 40 meter long precast concrete beams are assembled one after the other, reducing construction time from 24 to 7 months, after the completion of this bridge, the western part will also be rebuilt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Jan 16, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B23_061

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172,3Mb (11,4Mb) / 31,7in x 21,1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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