of railway lines but excluding work related to the elevation of Rendsburg station, was 13.4 million Mark. This figure includes 5.7 million Mark for bridges, 2.7 million Mark for the mounds and 1.3 million Mark for underpasses and the relocation of roads. Transporter bridge The "Schwebefähre" (suspension ferry) runs daily every 15 minutes from early morning until late at night. It covers a distance of within 1½ minutes and provides the shortest connection between the municipality of Osterrönfeld and the city of Rendsburg. As this means of transportation is especially useful to students on their way to school, larger maintenance work that requires suspension of service is coordinated with school holidays. The gondola is fourteen metres long and six metres wide, and travels six metres above the canal. In recent years the nominal transport capacity has been reduced from six to four automobiles in order to factor in increased car size and weight. While the gondola is equipped with nautical equipment such as radio, radar and life-rafts, there is no prerequisite for the operator to hold a master's licence for inland navigation. During a storm in January 1993, the unmanned and unlit gondola broke loose at night, was blown over the canal and collided with a ship. Both ship and gondola suffered only minor damage. On 8 January 2016 the gondola of the transporter bridge collided with general cargo ship Evert Prahm and was heavily damaged. It was demounted and moved to a shipyard on 15 March 2016 for damage assessment, but was found to be irreparably damaged. Construction of its replacement began in April 2020 and service resumed in 2022. See also List of bridges in Germany Rendsburg Loop Kiel Canal Gallery References 1913 establishments in Germany Articles containing video clips Buildings and structures in Schleswig-Holstein Bridges completed in 1913 Cantilever bridges Kiel Canal Railway bridges in Germany Transporter bridges