The Köhlbrand Bridge (german: Köhlbrandbrücke) is a

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

,Stahl, F. L., & Gagnon, C. P. (1996)
Cable Corrosion in Bridges and Other Structures: Causes and Solutions
ASCE Publications. . Retrieved on 16 March 2012 which connects the harbor area on the island of Wilhelmsburg between the

Norderelbe The Norderelbe () (Northern Elbe) is one of the two big anabranches of the Unterelbe river in the area which is now the Port of Hamburg, Germany. The other anabranch is the Süderelbe. Together they form the island of Wilhelmsburg. See al ...

and

Süderelbe The Süderelbe () (Southern Elbe) is the biggest anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the area which is now the Port of Hamburg, Germany. Its natural flow path was redirected through the Köhlbrand. See also *List of bridges in Hamburg *List ...

branches of the

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Re ...

river with motorway 7 (exit Waltershof). It bridges the Süderelbe, here called

Köhlbrand Köhlbrand is an anabranch of the Unterelbe river in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. It has a width of approximately . History The branch emerged during floods in the 14th and 15th centuries, which separated the former Elbe island of ''Gories ...

, before it unites with the Norderelbe again. The bridge was opened on 9 September 1974.

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