At the end of the Second World War, the bridge was blown up by retreating German troops.

It was rebuilt with the help of British pioneers as early as 1945 in its old form with its characteristic truss construction and opened to traffic on 26 February 1946.

Since both tracks were built as independent bridge girders, there are a total of 24 bridge trusses that are each 41 metres long with a design weight of 2,600 tons, which were built at the former Friedrich-Alfred steel works in Duisburg-Rheinhausen.

The cost of construction was about 8.5 million gold mark (equivalent to about €44,395,881 in current values).

It is named after the manor of Haus Knipp, which was located near the bridge and was demolished in 1939 so that the levy next to the Rhine could be raised.