Technical defect: Folding bridge in Elsfleth ensures traffic jam chaos!

Technical defect: Folding bridge in Elsfleth ensures traffic jam chaos!

Elsfleth, Deutschland - On January 28, 2025, the folding bridge over the Hunte in Elsfleth in the Wesermarsch district was closed for around two hours. The reason for the blocking was a technical defect that led to the bridge could not be lowered. Employees of the state authority for road construction and traffic as well as hydraulics were able to lower and lock the bridge manually, so that it was then released for traffic.

The folding bridge is part of the federal road 212, and the blocking affected the flow of traffic between Berne and Elsfleth in both directions. First, a longer blocking was expected until the afternoon. While the exact cause of the defect is currently still unclear, it is known that there were similar problems with the bridge in December 2024. An error analysis is currently underway, according to which corresponding measures are to be taken, such as world reports .

technical difficulties and previous problems

The folding bridge was open on the morning of the incident for operational reasons before the technical difficulties occurred. This led to the standstill of the traffic until the hydraulics could intervene. The state authority had informed the public about the blocking and continues to work to determine the cause of the disorder, such as "https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/elsfleth-klappbruecke-ueber-hunte-vorue- gesperrt-gestperrt" target = "_ blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer"> ndr reported.

The incident raises questions about maintenance and maintenance of the bridge, especially since there were defects in December. The comprehensive error analysis will show whether long -term measures are necessary to prevent such technical defects in the future