Osten Transporter Bridge
Located in Osten, Landkreis Cuxhaven Coordinates: 53°41′39″ N 9°10′59″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 1 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase36 km
- HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport54 km
About Osten Transporter Bridge
Osten Transporter Bridge is a landmark. Location: Osten, Landkreis Cuxhaven.
Osten Transporter Bridge is an 80-metre (262 ft) long transporter bridge over the Oste River in Osten (Oste), Lower Saxony, Germany. It was built in 1908-9 and was in regular use until 1974 and is now only used as a tourist attraction. The bridge can transport 6 cars or 100 persons simultaneously.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1908
- Opened
- 1909
- Architectural style
- truss bridge
- Heritage designation
- architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
- Height
- 38 m
- Length
- 0.1 km
- Official website
- schwebefaehre-osten.de
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Osten Transporter Bridge
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Clemensfranz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Osten Transporter Bridge
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (80 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 42 | 59 | 46 | 59 | 76 | 80 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 73 |
How to get to Osten Transporter Bridge
The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (54 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 43 km to the west.
Airports
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 36 kmwest
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 54 kmeast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 77 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 43 kmwest
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 73 kmsouth
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 89 kmsouthwest
- Kiel Population: 252.7K 94 kmnortheast
- Lübeck Population: 212.2K 101 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Osten Transporter Bridge
Within 100 km: 363 historic and cultural sites, 1,888 natural sites, 1,191 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km157 places
- Rhinplate Island 17 kmNE
- Pagensand Island 22 kmE
- Schwarztonnensand Island 19 kmE
- Flögelner See Lake 25 kmW
25–60 km926 places
- Aubek River 52 kmNE
- Trischen Island 52 kmNW
- Neuwerk Island 52 kmNW
- Hanskalbsand Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km2,359 places
- Nordstrand Natural site 92 kmN
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 98 kmW
- Viertbusch Natural site 78 kmE
- Warnau River 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kreidesee Lake, Hemmoor3.2 km W
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Fernmeldeturm Lamstedt Landmark, Lamstedt5.8 km SW
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Heeßeler Mühlenbach River, Hemmoor2.3 km S
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Rauher Berg Mountain, Hemmoor4.4 km W
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Löhberg Mountain, Hechthausen5.3 km SE
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Moorfleet River, Lower Saxony2.7 km NW
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Kieker Berg Mountain, Hemmoor5.2 km SW
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Telegraphenberg Mountain, Hechthausen6.8 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Osten Village, Osten0.5 km NE
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Hemmoor Village, Landkreis Cuxhaven1.9 km W
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Ostedeich Neighbourhood, Osten0.9 km E
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Am Ostedeich Neighbourhood, Hemmoor0.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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