Bridge demolition in Germany makes use of crane

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

17 March 2026

Railway tracks under old bridge structure prohibited use of conventional demolition or dismantling methods.

A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane has been used to dismantle a large road bridge in Ulm, in southern Germany, with 56 individual segments – weighing of up to 510 tonnes – lifted off.

The railway tracks running underneath, with a width of over 100 metres, and the associated overhead…

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