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The destroyed Hohenzollern Bridge

The destroyed Hohenzollern Bridge

Photograph
1946

The bridge crosses the River Rhine in Cologne; it was destroyed with explosives by German military engineers in March 1945 when Allied troups began an assault on Cologne. It was reconstructed after World War 2 and is now one of the most heavily used railway bridges in Germany

Additional information

Reference
ID318
Image type
Photograph
Published
1946
Author
Kidd, R.A.
Collection
Photographic collection
Related keywords
Bridge Steel Truss Railway Masonry Tower Damage Destruction Destroyed Explosives World War 2 Germany Cologne River Rhine River Rhine Hohenzollern Hohenzollern Bridge Conflict War

Copyright

Source
M 706A Kidd, R.A.: Inspection of German motor roads October 1946; album of photographs, 1946
Credit
Institution of Civil Engineers

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