Next to the S-Bahn (suburban railway) stop Köln-Buchforst in the northeast of Cologne, this new railway bridge is under construction. It will carry the second track of the line from Köln-Mülheim to Köln Messe/Deutz (tief), which is single-tracked by now, but has to deal with increasing traffic since the new highspeed line to Frankfurt is in service (it is part of the shortest route from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, which bypasses Köln Hbf). A catenary pole of the line between Köln-Mülheim and Köln Hbf (passing the upper level of Köln Messe/Deutz) is visible at the right edge of the picture. In order to avoid interfering with the traffic, the bridge was built besides the line. Later it will be shifted into the final position above the tracks, then the "left" end will rest on the pillar visible on the right. The embankment on the bridge building site will be completed then. The picture was taken from a backyard at the Kalk-Mülheimer-Straße on 10 September 2006.
Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz (christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de)