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. The 1,950-metre (6,400 ft) long railway bridge at Wesel was the last Rhine bridge remaining in German hands during World War II. == World War II == === Destruction and capture === From 16 to 19 February 1945 the city of Wesel in Germany was heavily bombed in Allied air raids, and more than 95 percent destroyed.