in 1957, dyckerhoff & widmann (dywidag) won the contract to build a permanent replacement bridge to a design by gerd lohmer and ulrich finsterwalder. this bridge is long and above ground and is a prestressed concrete parallel-chord beam bridge with trusses high consisting of posts and intersecting diagonals. it was the first use in germany of prestressed concrete trusses. the bridge has a lower deck containing a pedestrian and bicycle path. the widths of the supports remained the same as in 1935; the deck is wide. the bridge was constructed in segments and the deck concreted in two sections. construction took place from 1958 to 1960 and the total cost was dm 7.3 million.