Fun fact: There’s a direct Autobahn connection from the Rhine River to the museum where the U-Boot is being transported to.
But one of the bridges on that route isn’t rated for the U-Boot’s weight. So they had to float it from the Rhine to the Neckar River, rotate it on its side so it’ll fit under a few historic bridges, land it way upstream in a less populated area, remove loads of traffic lights and street signs, and transport it over land on back roads in a huge detour through multiple small town centers.
Everywhere it crossed there were street festivals with laser shows, fireworks and live music.
Fun fact: There’s a direct Autobahn connection from the Rhine River to the museum where the U-Boot is being transported to.
But one of the bridges on that route isn’t rated for the U-Boot’s weight. So they had to float it from the Rhine to the Neckar River, rotate it on its side so it’ll fit under a few historic bridges, land it way upstream in a less populated area, remove loads of traffic lights and street signs, and transport it over land on back roads in a huge detour through multiple small town centers.
Everywhere it crossed there were street festivals with laser shows, fireworks and live music.
Thank God for the precision of German transportation. In another country, he might have been left on a roadside for years due to potholes.
Wait, there was a submarine laser show??
Yes, in Heidelberg.
🥁 oontz oontz oontz 🎤 the u boat is coming, u boat is slaloming, time to get down 🎶
Peak Germany.