Theodor-Heuss-Brücke
Broad concrete beam bridge over the Neckar, rebuilt after its iron predecessor was blown up in 1945.
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This guide to the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke in Heidelberg begins in the ruins of spring nineteen forty-five, when the city lost its river crossings and had to make do with a makeshift timber bridge. It follows the mayor Ernst Walz and his chief builder Hermann Hussong as they planned a replacement, and the practical traffic on the river and the road that shaped their choices. Best heard at the railing, looking down at the bank below.
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