Gartenfeld Bridge
Coordinates: 49 ° 45 ′ 12 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 56" E
| Gartenfeld Bridge | ||
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| Official name | Bridge in Gartenfeldstrasse | |
| use | Road traffic | |
| Convicted | Gartenfeldstrasse | |
| Subjugated | Saar route | |
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The Gartenfeldbrücke is a bridge over the Saar route near Trier main station . It connects the two districts of Mitte and Gartenfeld of the Trier-Mitte-Gartenfeld district . It is located in the course of Gartenfeldstrasse.
history
The name of the bridge is derived from the Gartenfeld district, where only market gardens and vegetable fields were located in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today the district is primarily a business and residential area.
The bridge was renovated in 2011. The renovation was initially estimated at 90,000 euros; later, however, it turned out to be over 200,000 euros.
construction
The bridge is a concrete structure with two concrete arches. The concrete arches are anchored to the roadway via steel pipes, which hold it in place.
Trivia
It is very popular among young people in Trier to walk over the concrete arches, but this is life-threatening.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kulturbüro der Stadt Trier (ed.) / Emil Zenz: Street names of the city of Trier: their sense and their meaning. Trier 2003.
- ↑ a b How the renovation of the Gartenfeld Bridge became the first political issue after the summer break will be published in Trierischer Volksfreund on September 26, 2011, accessed on September 26, 2014
- ↑ After renovation - Gartenfeldbrücke can be passed again on 5vier.de, accessed on September 26, 2014
- ↑ a b Renovation of the Gartenfeld Bridge. Accessed September 26, 2014