Wesel Railway Bridge

The Wesel Railway Bridge was a bridge on the Haltern–Venlo railway, built as part of the Hamburg–Venlo railway by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company, and opened on 1 March 1874. Wesel, Germany, was heavily bombed in Allied air raids during World War II and more than 95 percent destroyed. On 10 March 1945 the Rhine and Lippe bridges, among others, were blown up by the Wehrmacht in compliance with Hitler's scorched earth policy that became known as the Nero Decree. The 1,950-metre long railway bridge at Wesel was the last Rhine bridge remaining in German hands.