Cologne Hohenzollern bridge

Cologne Hohenzollern bridge

Germany Cologne ex Hoenzollern [sic] bridge

Oblique aerial photograph of the Hohenzollern bridge over the Rhine at Cologne. The river Rhine runs from left diagonally to the right, On the far bank a narrow parallel canal, the Rheinauhafen, beyond which is a city landscape of multistory buildings, many of the buildings seen are are damaged and areas completely destroyed. There are four factory chimneys towards the left side. The tower known as Malakoffturm is on the opposite bank close to the entrance to the Rheinauhafen. In the foreground is a temporary road bridge with a few vehicles going in both directions. In front of this is a destroyed bridge with just the remains of two piers and supports with small sections of roadway. Small parts of the destroyed bridge are just visible on top of the water, Captioned 'Germany Cologne ex-Hoenzollern [sic] Bridge'.

One b/w photograph mounted on an album page

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