Motorway bridge on the A43, built in 1965, over the Rhine-Herne Canal, the bridge has major damage, steel girders have sagged, driving ban for lorries

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Motorway bridge on the A43, built in 1965, over the Rhine-Herne Canal, the bridge has major damage, steel girders have sagged, driving ban for lorries over tonnes, not all drivers comply, the bridge is to be renewed, STEAG combined heat and power plant in Herne, Recklinghausen, NRW, Germany

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Size: 7579px × 5055px
Location: Herne, Germany
Photo credit: © Jochen Tack / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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