Ludendorff bridge was built during World War I and connected the cities
and Erpelvar across the Rhine. In early March 1945, it was one of 2 remaining bridges over the Rhine when it was captured by American troops at the end of World War II. After the capture, German troops tried to destroy the bridge and on 17 March it collapsed. The bridge's two eastern towers still stand today.
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