The Hohenzollern Bridge (German: Hohenzollernbrucke) is a bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne (German Koln). It crosses the Rhine at kilometre 688.5. Originally, the bridge was both a railway and street bridge, however, after its destruction in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, it was only accessible to rail and pedestrian traffic. It is the most heavily used railway bridge in Germany, connecting the Koln Hauptbahnhof and Koln Messe/Deutz stations. The bridge was constructed between 1907 and 1911 after the old bridge, the Cathedral Bridge (Dombrucke), was demolished. The Cathedral Bridge was unable to handle the increasing traffic in Cologne. It was named after the House of Hohenzollern. The Hohenzollern Bridge was one of the most important bridges in Germany during World War II; even under consistent daily airstrikes the bridge was not badly damaged. On 6 March 1945, German military engineers blew up the bridge when Allied troops began their assault on Cologne. Source
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