This is the Diffené bridge in Mannheim. It is a counterpoint or flap bridge over an arm of the river Rhine leading to the harbour. I had to look up what the structures were and now that I know I will go there one day to see the bridge being flapped. I have, however, no idea how often that happens. Maybe I’ll bring food and drink supplies.

Philipp Diffené was the son of a Mannheim mayor and himself a businessman and politician, serving in the German Reichstag in the late 19th century.

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