{"id":26685,"date":"2026-03-21T00:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.2670.html"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:01:06","slug":"dusseldorf-theodor-heuss-bridge-closed-to-heavy-vehicles-from-february-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/dusseldorf-theodor-heuss-bridge-closed-to-heavy-vehicles-from-february-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00fcsseldorf: Theodor-Heuss Bridge closed to heavy vehicles from February 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"ui header\">\n<div class=\"sub header\">From today (February 1, 2026), a full traffic ban applies on the Theodor-Heuss Bridge in D\u00fcsseldorf for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes. This is another major crossing over the Rhine to face restrictions, following the earlier limitations introduced on the Josef-Kardinal-Frings Bridge.<\/div>\n<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size:1.1rem\">The ban affects trucks, buses and other heavy commercial vehicles, with direct consequences for transit logistics and regional transport.<br \/>\nFor vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, D\u00fcsseldorf authorities have designated official diversion routes:<\/p>\n<h3>Vehicles approaching from the west (NRW \/ left bank of the Rhine):<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 from the Autobahnkreuz Kaarst interchange via the Autobahn-Viereck (A52 \/ A57 \/ A46),<br \/>\n\u2022 alternatively, within the city via the Rheinknie Bridge.<\/p>\n<h3>Vehicles approaching from the east:<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 diversion via B8 \u2013 Danziger Stra\u00dfe using the A44,<br \/>\n\u2022 or via B1 (Kennedydamm \/ Rheinufertunnel) with crossing over the Rheinknie Bridge.<br \/>\nThe city is informing drivers about the ban and diversion routes through road signage and variable message signs (VMS) placed along major traffic corridors.<br \/>\nD\u00fcsseldorf authorities introduced the restriction for structural safety reasons. The Theodor-Heuss Bridge, built in 1957, requires comprehensive protection against further degradation. Previous traffic loads \u2014 including regular crossings by vehicles weighing over 30 tonnes \u2014 have significantly accelerated wear on its load-bearing structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From today (February 1, 2026), a full traffic ban applies on the Theodor-Heuss Bridge in D\u00fcsseldorf for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes. This is another major crossing over the Rhine to face restrictions, following the earlier limitations introduced on the Josef-Kardinal-Frings Bridge. The ban affects trucks, buses and other heavy commercial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":26686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26685"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/avicegroup.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}