Rheinhausen (German pronunciation: [ʁaɪnˈhaʊzən]) is a district of the city of Duisburg in Germany, with a population of 78,203 (December 31, 2020) and an area of 38.68 km².
In the surroundings of Rheinhausen, there are traces of settlements dating back to the Roman period.
Remains of a guardhouse on the Roman boundary, the limes, have been found during sewerage works.
On May 8, 1945 the ADSEC Engineer Group A, led by Col. Swenholt commanding officer of the 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment, constructed the Duisburg-Hochfeld rail bridge on the Duisburg-Ruhrort–Mönchengladbach line across the River Rhine between Duisburg and Rheinhausen.
The bridge was 2,815 feet (0.86 kM) in length, and took six days, fifteen hours and twenty minutes to construct, a record time.