PRODUCTION - 21 March 2023, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duisburg: The new Rhine bridge, photographed from a bridge pier and from a height of about 35 meters. You can see the thick steel cables. On the right, the old bridge over which vehicles continue to roll. Alongside the A1 Rhine Bridge in Leverkusen, the Duisburg A40 Bridge is one of the most important traffic links in NRW. After the two halves are connected, the roadway will be set up and marked, a sidewalk and bike path will be installed and separated with noise barriers. The first bridge structure is to be inaugurated and opened to traffic at the end of 2023. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa